Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) larva in situ, as found on Prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum americanum).
Skunk's Misery, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
June 5, 2012.
Very convincing bird poop mimic! I'm confident this wouldn't even register to a hungry bird.
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