CLOSED: Caterpillar in southern Ontario

London, Canada

I recently found a caterpillar I would like to keep as a pet. Im not sure what kind it is, but looking online it said it might be a hickory tussock moth caterpillar. I am located in Ontario, close to london. The picture isnt the clearest, I cant really get a very good one, but it is white and fuzzy, with some longer spikes sticking out at the front and back. Its head and legs are black and it has black dots along it. If anyone knows what kind it might be and if it is poisonous or not, any information would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Minot, ND

It's a hickory tussock moth caterpillar - http://www.pbase.com/image/102737977 and http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Lophocampa-caryae

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