I was walking across Innovation Place headed for Starbucks (since the coffee shop here is still closed due to Covid). As usual, I was scanning for whatever I might see, and I noticed this pair of fancy caterpillars. According to Seek, they're Rusty Tussock Moth caterpillars.
The one above was quite a bit smaller, which might means it's male. The larger one below is perhaps a female.
As with just about any creature you investigate, Rusty Tussock Moths have some interesting details. The adult male moth is a fairly normal looking brown moth. But the adult female doesn't have wings and doesn't look like a moth at all. The adult female stays beside her cocoon, attracts the male moths via pheromones (scent), and then lays her eggs in the same spot.
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