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this caterpillar hiding in the chokecherry branches looks exactly like a chokecherry twig, image 1 of 4

this caterpillar hiding in the chokecherry branches looks exactly like a chokecherry twig, image 2 of 4

this caterpillar hiding in the chokecherry branches looks exactly like a chokecherry twig, image 3 of 4

this caterpillar hiding in the chokecherry branches looks exactly like a chokecherry twig. I found it while picking saskatoons, super camouflage

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