I have no idea what this is, but it was on my garage door when I got home yesterday. From the front, it looks like it's smiling at you.
UPDATE: The folks at the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology say it's a Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio Troilus) and pointed me to this page. This caterpillar is usually bright green but turns yellow for only a few days before it pupates. Its false eyespots and other markings help protect it by making it look like a small snake to predators (especially when it is green).
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Those are some awesome shots. It doesn't look real!
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