The caterpillars have colorful bodies and are usually dark-bodied with a red read, two black "hair pencils" projecting forward like antennas, four dense tufts of hair (those are the tussocks ...

the tussock moth caterpillar is a potentially harmful insect with a hairy and colorful body. They are generally dark bodied with a red head, 2 black "hair pencils" projecting forward like antennae ...