So I didn't see caterpillar buddy this morning and thought it'd finally been eaten, but I just caught a glimpse of it crawling out from a knot in the tree in front of the window, so it seems to be doing alright!
With that better glance, it looks kind of like an eastern tent caterpillar? but it doesn't match exactly. I also can't find any trace of its signature webby structure so i'm not entirely convinced the id is right... but then again, it was remarkably fast and wobbled away before I had a chance to properly examine it, i just sort of remembered it looked black with fuzzy light-coloured sides and some red(or white?) spots running down the middle. Hopefully I'll catch more glimpses of it tomorrow.
With that better glance, it looks kind of like an eastern tent caterpillar? but it doesn't match exactly. I also can't find any trace of its signature webby structure so i'm not entirely convinced the id is right... but then again, it was remarkably fast and wobbled away before I had a chance to properly examine it, i just sort of remembered it looked black with fuzzy light-coloured sides and some red(or white?) spots running down the middle. Hopefully I'll catch more glimpses of it tomorrow.