Poison Caterpillars – Identification
![saddleback xx | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener saddleback caterpillar](https://t9e4s3i5.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/saddleback-xx.jpg)
Yowsa!
Fall is stinging caterpillar season…watch where you put your fingers as you work in the garden.
Although the welt is painful, few are dangerous unless you are especially sensitive.
Keep an eye out for these critters on the leaves of flowers and weeds.
Guide to Stinging Caterpillars
Stinging Caterpillars of the United States
![saddleback xx 225 | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener saddleback caterpillar](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/saddleback-xx-225.jpg)
saddleback caterpillar
![saddleback 2 cropped | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener saddleback caterpillar](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/saddleback-2-cropped.jpg)
saddleback caterpillar
![hag moth1 | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener hag moth caterpillar](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hag-moth1.jpg)
hag moth caterpillar
![puss caterpillar 2X | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener puss caterpillar](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/puss-caterpillar-2X.jpg)
puss caterpillar
![spiny oak slug X | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener spiny oak slug](http://www.walterreeves.com/wr2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/spiny-oak-slug-X.jpg)
spiny oak slug