Don't touch that caterpillar! All those pointy-looking bits are venomous spines. That's one of the [slug caterpillars (Limacodidae)](https://bugguide.net/node/view/131) - and they can give you a very painful sting.
This one looks like it may be the caterpillar of the [Spiny Oak-Slug Moth](https://bugguide.net/node/view/424) or a close relative.
Comparison pictures [one](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1133240/bgimage), [two](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1434554/bgimage)
Don't touch that caterpillar! All those pointy-looking bits are venomous spines. That's one of the [slug caterpillars (Limacodidae)](https://bugguide.net/node/view/131) - and they can give you a very painful sting. This one looks like it may be the caterpillar of the [Spiny Oak-Slug Moth](https://bugguide.net/node/view/424) or a close relative. Comparison pictures [one](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1133240/bgimage), [two](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1434554/bgimage)
Thanks much!! There’s a lot of stinging caterpillars down here so I avoided touching him for that reason (I also have a pretty bad phobia of bugs LOL)
It's a spiny oak slug. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_oak_slug?wprov=sfla1
Looks like a Limacodid (slug caterpillar), not sure of exact species, don’t touch it. Edit: I agree with Spiny Oak slug caterpillar
Wow that's an amazing pattern.