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Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Genus Dasychira	September 8, 2026	Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

I am not too worried when insects get into my house, and this has happened very often, especially when the seasons change. I have managed to find so many different insects inside my house, such as butterflies, moths, dragonflies, crickets, and many other insects. In fact, I am quite happy to have them around. However, tonight I managed to find an insect that I really do not like, that I absolutely hate, and one that I wish I would never have to see again, which was a hairy caterpillar.

This particular hairy caterpillar was resting on a wooden board in the kitchen of my house, and the first person to find it was my mother. At that moment, my mother screamed because she was shocked by the sight of this caterpillar. She even said that she almost touched it, and of course, this made me dislike it even more.

However, I did not kill it or hurt it. What I did at that time was remove this caterpillar using a tree branch, but before that, I also took some time to photograph it first. I was not too concerned about the quality because I was afraid to get too close to this caterpillar. I tried to photograph it from a reasonably safe distance so that I could avoid anything unwanted from happening.

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