An awesome surprise in the garden: here comes the biggest caterpillar of north america

by Robert Maggi

August 12, 2014

An awesome surprise in the garden: here comes the biggest caterpillar of north america
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They call it the horned devil because of his appearance, but this caterpillar is all but evil: the extremities are in fact free of poison and serve mostly to discourage predators in advance. The only thing really impressive is its size, but be comforted thinking that one day it will become a beautiful Citheronia Regalis, a large moth from the beautiful red-orange color

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