It's
Antheraea polyphemus, the caterpillar of the Polyphemus moth. Named, I suppose, not for the cyclops
Polyphemus, but for the Argonaut. The moth has two distinctive eyespots so it wouldn't make sense to name it after a cyclops. The caterpillar is cool though. Wikipedia claims that, newly hatched, they can eat 86,000 their weight in leaves. Damn.
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Wow! What a gorgeous caterpillar! I do miss those lunchtime chats and debates :)
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