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Hemophobic Kannapolis, NC Aug 16, 2009

Saw this worm yesterday in Biltmore Village and as I was watching him and trying to get a decent photo, quite a little crowd gathered. Can anyone ID this guy for me?

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Hemophobic Kannapolis, NC Aug 16, 2009

Another view:

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Hemophobic Kannapolis, NC Aug 16, 2009

And a third:

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 16, 2009

Looks like the American Dagger Moth caterpillar, Acronicta americana:


http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=2488&start=1

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/957/

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