Hickory Tussock Caterpillar Silver Plated Necklace

This necklace features a fuzzy little Hickory Tussock Caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae) reflected on a black glass surface. These attractive white and black caterpillars are covered in grayish-white hairs. There is a row of black tufts on the first eight abdominal segments and pairs of long black hair-tufts on the first and seventh segments. They are only about an inch long. Don't be fooled by their beauty. Contact with the poisonous hairs or spines of this tiny creature can cause skin rashes or even a hypersensitivity reaction in some cases.