Black eyed Camo

This Camouflage Looper has decorated itself exclusively with black eyed susan petals, stems, and stamens.   I was walking in the yard and saw something strange on top of one of these flowers.  Incredibly, I noticed the strange lump move!   

I realized, that I was watching the very slow movement of a caterpillar, that I'd never seen before.   

I did photograph it on the flower itself, but it just looked like a pile of debris on the flower.  I just couldn't find the head, legs or anything looking remotely like a caterpillar.....  So, I, gently moved it to a nearby column of my home to isolate it from the BG.  Finally, I was able to get a real look at it!  So cool 

It kept moving, and with the odd lighting, I couldn't get a perfectly focused photo....but, I think I did pretty well with the camera being handheld.

When I finished, I looked up this stranger on the internet.  It feeds on whatever flower it is on and decorates itself with it's "host".  What a fun find!