We are considered pests due to what we eat:
Tobacco leaves
Which contain nicotine,
Which is harmful to all human beings.
(I'm not sure why they were all over the thistle - perhaps the anti-smoking messages are getting out into the wild!)
Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
Sources: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/chloridea-virescens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco
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