8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Metarie Cemetery, New Orleans Louisiana The best known flannel moth and stinging caterpillar in Texas is the puss moth caterpillar, Megalopyge opercularis, commonly called an "asp". This is one of th

Metarie Cemetery, New Orleans Louisiana The best known flannel moth and stinging caterpillar in Texas is the puss moth caterpillar, Megalopyge opercularis, commonly called an "asp". This is one of the most toxic caterpillars in North America. This caterp

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2009
Date Uploaded: 11.2010
Photo Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D80
Copyright: © Tawnee Cowan