Hundreds maybe thousands of these caterpillars in the field, particularly interested in eating these purple flowers. Trying to avoid getting eaten by fire ants themselves.
I just paid $45 for one of these, and here it is down on the creek bank. I guess you can't have too many for erosion control down there.
Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
4 May 2024
Avondale Park
Denton, Denton County, Texas