We looked it up and found that it is a Polyphemus Moth, named after the Greek mythological figure cyclops. This bugger will mate and die. That is, if she (I'm pretty sure it's a she) makes it through the observation time with my kids.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_polyphemus
I also found info on http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740 but I couldn't get it to open again so that I could link it here; you'll have to search yourself if you're interested.
Update: We let her go. We took some more pictures when we did.
Here is another good site about it: http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/polyphemus_moth.htm
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