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A large green leaf with big toothy margins, with a very fluffy, bright yellow caterpillar curled into a C shape. The caterpillar’s dark head can just barely be seen under the long, silky mass of highlighter-yellow hair. Along its back, the caterpillar has five long, thin tufts of black hair, stiffer than the yellow so that they stick out straight.
A large black-eyed Susan flower fills the frame, with yellow ray florets and a dark brown center. On the left side of the central disc is an arch of brown material, with ragged edges. It looks like a bit of debris, but is actually a tiny caterpillar covered in pieces of the brown florets from the center of the flower.
Three white starflowers in a line going up the image. The small flowers have seven pointed white petals and a spray of white stamens in the center with yellow anthers at the ends. The flowers rise on delicate stems out of a whorl of green, pointed leaves.
A black cat curled up on a stack of blankets, with his head twisted upside-down and his paw covering his nose.
An orange and black striped monarch butterfly hanging from the end of a stalk of bright yellow goldenrod flowers.
A very large (4 inch long) green katydid perched on my forearm, facing toward the camera and to the left. The katydid is brilliant green all over, with paler green legs. Her green wings are long and narrow, extending well past her abdomen, but a long spike extends even further out her back end: an ovipositor, indicating she is female. Her head has a conical protrusion sticking out above her eyes, giving her a ridiculous look!