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  1. Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    Caterpillar. A large caterpillar ca. 10 cm (3 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.
  2. Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    Caterpillar on an understory palm leaf (Geonoma sp.: Arecaceae) This caterpillar is 10-11 cm (ca. 4) long and dangerous looking with all those spine-like processes. Whether it was harmful or not I was not going to pick it up to find out. In one area they were plentiful but we did not see...
  3. Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - Papilio polyxenes, on Mock Bishop's Weed -

    Black Swallowtail Caterpillar - Papilio polyxenes, on Mock Bishop's Weed -

    5th instar getting ready to pupate.
  4. Green grew...

    Green grew...

    The caterpillar was not sick, or infected with a fungus...its eyes had filmed over because it was about to moult. Surprisingly, once the moult was complete, the brown eyes reverted to green, as before. Even more surprisingly, the false eyes underneath its tail end, which are clearly intended to...
  5. Green changed...

    Green changed...

    A couple of weeks ago I posted a photo of this beautiful green caterpillar. At the time, it had clear green eyes. Suddenly one day, its eyes turned brown, then within a couple of days clouded over with a white film. I thought perhaps it was some kind of fungus, and that the caterpillar would...
  6. Green

    Green

    After a number of days away caring for some extremely spoiled dogs while their owner was on holidays, I have no new bird photos...but I did meet a caterpillar. Here it is...very green and pretty, and extremely difficult to see in a eucalyptus tree. I knew it was there, because I could see its...
  7. Vacuum Cleaner Beater Brush

    Vacuum Cleaner Beater Brush

    I had looked this little guy up when I shot the photo last summer but now cannot find the info. Anyway, he was a fuzzy little fellow and quite unusual.
  8. ID help please

    ID help please

    This caterpillar, approximately 35-40mm in length, fell out of a Silver Birch tree onto the ground. It immediately crawled back towards the trunk to climb back up the tree. Apart from the distinct colouration and dorsal stripe I noticed that it appeared to have small black eyes set low in the...
  9. Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

    No bird is going to take on this fellow ... Cheers
  10. Any ideas? What is it?

    Any ideas? What is it?

    This caterpillar was taken on the Cley Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserve. I can't find what it is from my bitterflies and moths book. Any help appreciated.
  11. A Katterpylar!

    A Katterpylar!

    I was amazed at the 'greenness' of it all. A
  12. Caught a juicy worm. Yeah me too!

    Caught a juicy worm. Yeah me too!

    Rosy pastor's first sighting. Winter Migrant to Kerala. These wonderful birds had come in a fairly large flock - about 200 birds. They were pulling our big, green caterpillars from water hyacinth. In fact these birds were frequently chased off by the common egrets, few split tailed drongos &amp...
  13. Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar

    Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar

    Found this Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar on my swing.
  14. Race to Finish

    Race to Finish

    These caterpillars were found on a bush on the Osa Penninsula of Costa Rica. They are probably a species of Sphinx moth larvae. The butterfly expert on site could not identify them and suggested that they were a species of moths. The large tail spike makes me think they are Sphinx moth...
  15. Unidentified Caterpillar

    Unidentified Caterpillar

    Found this cool cat feeding on a maypop leaf!
  16. Caterpillar

    Caterpillar

  17. Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar

    Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar

    Feeding on his favourite Ragwort
  18. Black- and-white Warbler with unidentified caterpillar

    Black- and-white Warbler with unidentified caterpillar

  19. time for tea

    time for tea

    i was sitting there munching happily
  20. Incredible Metamorphosis

    Incredible Metamorphosis

    A series of pictures chronicling the process of "Mr. Spikey" becoming a beautiful butterfly.
  21. Swallowtail Caterpillar

    Swallowtail Caterpillar

    I'm not sure of the species, but I believe it's a Swallowtail. I love the false eyes!
  22. FR0M THIS ;;;;;

    FR0M THIS ;;;;;

    GARDEN TIGER CATERPILLAR.
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