За све оне који се уздржао од гласања (Желим да преузме неки читаоци мора да зна идентитет нашег тајанственог гусеница, али су били сувише лењи да коментарише), Овде је одговор (после паузе).
The caterpillar is Hemileuca maia (Сатурниидае). Those spines do indeed give a pretty nasty sting. Only a tiny bit superficially similar to a gypsy moth.
И, for those of you paying attention: The Genius of the Press before last also needed an answer, which is almost too obvious to state. Butterflies do not eat leaves, and especially monarchs do not eat eucalyptus. The reporter must have failed second grade (and subsequently hired at the Santa Barbara News Press).
holy crap.