Pale Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Of course he looks so much better in large

The bin men came and emptied our garden refuse this morning - I went out to put the bin back & saw this chap crawling across our road. Scared that he might get run over, I relocated him to the bottom of our hedge, where he seemed happy, and spent the next half hour photographing him. Fortunately it was dry, as I was lying prone on the ground the entire time - glad none of our neighbours saw me, or they might have called an ambulance.