Whole admiring the thunbergia flowers in a friend's garden I saw this elegant caterpillar..
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Puss Carterpillar (Asp) known as a Southern Flannel Moth as an adult (Megalopole opercularis: Megalopygidae). These are the ones you do not want to touch!
Caterpillar. Showing its warning colors but whether it can back it up is another story. I did not want to pick it up to find out though (lol). Bosque de Sholett, southeast of Oxapampa, Oxapampa, Per. Elfin forest at ca. 2,400 m (7,874 ft) elevation.
Banded Sphinx Moth Larva (Eumorpha fasciata: Sphingidae) Caterpillar is very large ranging from 11.4-12.7 cm (4.5-5.0 in) long. Found on Mexican Primrose-willow (Ludwigia octovalvis: Onagraceae). Veterans Park, College Station, Texas, USA. In drainage with native vegetation. The park itself...
A couple of blue tits settled their nest in a hollow wall only three meters away from window.Feeding the family is a full time job, but they must have found an unlimited source of green caterpillars, they bring a fresh one every five minutes all the day long !
Owl Butterfly caterpillar (Caligo sp.: Nymphalidae) This large caterpillar ca. 7 cm (2.75 in) long was on our glass balcony door at Canopy Lodge in El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. There were several species of Owl Butterflies around the lodge but the Boomerang Owl Butterfly (Caligo...
I took this shot some time ago and did nothing with it apart from finding its title. I took the photo while walking the Crinan Canal, Argyle, Scotland. I read that it is common in England and scattered here.
Noctuid Moth Caterpillar (Noctuidae) This caterpillar is ca. 2.5-3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in) long. Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Bottomland hardwoods dominated by cedar elm and water oak with some water hickory at ca. 96 m (315 ft) elevation.
I had not seen any Yellow-rumped Warblers yet this year and knew they had to be around so I played their song on my iPhone and before I knew it this one flew to the branch in front of me. Then he flew to the ground and back again, this time with the caterpillar.
Well Ive well and truly got the Macro Bug (pun intended) Not sure what this is Im afriad there were loads of them covering Nettles, I thought they looked fascinating, those spikes look lethal to any potential predator. Any ID would be greatly appreciated.
Or at least that's what it looks like she's saying ;). It continued to wriggle as she held it up! The GTs are busy bringing food to the nest site - not sure if they're on eggs or they've hatched now. Will update you all when I'm sure.
The adapter for my new 1.7 teleconversion lens finally...
I photographed this bird in a young successional forest dominated by small grey birch trees where it was feeding on caterpillars which, in turn, were feeding on birch foliage. The small green cylinder at the rear end of the caterpillar is gut contents squeezed out by the bird.
I'm not quite sure whether this should go with butterflies and moths, or in the other invertebrate section. I mean...it is a butterfly or moth, just not yet. However, I'm rambling.
I came across this caterpillar, and hundreds of others like it, during an early morning walk in the Coorong dunes...
Caterpillar. A large caterpillar ca. 6.4 cm (2.5 in) long. Photographed at Cock-of-the-rock Lodge. Eastern-slope of the Andes in a pristine cloud forest in the Kosipata Valley at 1,600 m (5,250 ft) elevation in the Rio Madre de Dios Region. Humid Subtropical Life Zone.
Caterpillar. A very long caterpillar at ca. 8.9 cm (3.5 in) long. Photographed along Manu Road, southwest of Cock-of-the-rock Lodge (uphill) at ca. 2,400 m (7,874 ft) elevation. Montane forest in the Humid Suptropical Life Zone.
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