Arthropods have always fascinated me. Somehow I grew up knowing to be cautious, but also that it was OK to be curious about what it was I was seeing. Instead of having an instant fear response, I still stop to wonder; “What is this. and how does it fit into the texture of life on earth?”

Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth

Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798)

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/