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Day 26 (Part B): If you tuned in to 365 Caws yesterday, you would have seen this little fellow hanging onto the side of the garage for dear life, braving wind and rain in response to his biological imperative. After several hours had elapsed from the time I first discovered him, he was dislodged. Examining the Euonymus beneath the wall, I found him clinging to a twig. Overnight, he climbed to the top of it and reestablished himself in a slightly more secure spot.

Upon reviewing all the possibilities, I am 99% certain of my identification of his species as a Virginian Tiger Moth caterpillar (Spilosoma virginica, confirmation pending). Despite the name, this species occurs commonly in my area.