Julie Lavender

Consider the Crowned Slug Caterpillar
by Julie Lavender

Last week I shared a springtime reminder of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, the glorious dogwood tree. On my walk with God this week, I encountered a crowned slug caterpillar.

Named for the ring of blood-red tinged spines on one end, the crowned slug caterpillar has stinging spines that radiate from every point of its body. And if that’s not enough sting to torture bare skin that touches it or a predator that tries to devour it, stinging hairs run down the caterpillar’s back.