What's eating my Callistemon ? by blondeblurr
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Search and you will find...
aha - found the culprit - another type of caterpillar, I hadn't seen before !
...and they are soo cute, especially with their tail-ends curled up, but what a menace when they chomp all those new leaves.
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This (normally) colourful, evergreen Australian native shrub bearing a profusion of brilliant crimson bottle-brush flowers.
(Will post one, when in flowering again in spring, presently it's autumn in our upside-down world)
Thanks for partaking in my world of little grubs.
*BB*
Comments (22)
Rerewhakaaitu
Fantastic photo. Quelle domage!! I know the callistemon well. Those Ozzie caterpillars might be pretty (they are, and they are photogenic), but please don't send any across the ditch to us. You are welcome to them!!
gemb1
Great shots ZOMBIE BOTTLE BRUSH I like it. Shows what teamwork can accomplish. Thanks for all your comments. Greg
tennesseecowgirl
Yikes They remind me of gummy worms .. but I wouldn't eat them.. :)
PSDuck
Yikes! If they grow 6 feet long, you can make "grub-steak" out of them! (Yup, there it is...I said it!)
durleybeachbum
What teamwork! they look like a type of sawfly, but those whiptails are fantastic! SUPERB!
jif3d
Woo...nasty critters, just like grubby cyclops with a serious appetite problem ! Great macros and I hope your plant recovers ! Well done & ~Cheers~
qrud
Cool look.
ledwolorz
Fantastic photos.
flavia49
stunning images!!
MrsLubner
I thought about those jelly worms too when I saw these. :-) I find they do leave a fascinating lacy decoration behind... nicely done.
bmac62
What teamwork! Fascinating. I have never seen such voracious eating. Glad you got these pictures...evidence for the prosecuter. Arrest them and haul them to jail. Or did you administer garden justice already. LOL
sandra46
terrific capture, never seen before!
watapki66
Too bad they are eating the plant but what a fantastic pattern they are leaving behind!
npauling
These are super captures and though they are doing a lot of damage they really do leave a great pattern behind and they are rather cute aren't they. I wonder what they hatch into. I thought the beautiful callistemon would be immune to caterpillars as the leaves are fairly tough, but it just goes to show you. I like how you have presented these too.
aksirp
family meeting for dinner! very good observed, great capture! süpi gemacht:)
dochtersions
What a very design-full photo. Superb shot and POV. I'm sorry, they are such hungry :(
Svarg
They leaves a lovely skeleton of the leaves. Strange looking little guys. Great shots!
Madbat
I'm never going to eat another Gummi-worm ever again lol!
Kaartijer
Very interesting... Never seen this kind of caterpillars... are they imported from China? :D
Azr1el
Superb shot! I like what's left of the leaf. These caterpillars may have a huge appetite, but they devour leaves "artistically"...
alanwilliams
I dont know but it certainly has a ferocious appetite, great picture. Thanks for your friend request, only to happy, great gallery by the way.
rawdodb
Interestin little devils... Wonder what they turn into? Sorry about the damage to the plant...