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Caterpillar on a trail marker

While hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains this little fluff acted as sentry on a trail marker.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Lacey Elam