Larva of Elephant Hawk-moth by praep
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Hi there.
After all that creepy spiders *g* a larva of a beautiful hawk-moth.
As I saw the wasp-spiders the first time, if you remember, the day without the cam, I watched the environment of the spiders and then I saw them. 2 big, dark brown larvae on Small-flowered Touch-me-not. I think about it only a few seconds, then I took them with me on the plants and show them my children and their friends.
Back at home I took a stroll to find the plants near my home for feeding the larvae. After some days, about 5 or 6 after this capture, they pupated. Now I wait for the spring to capture the adults.
Comments (11)
durleybeachbum
Beautiful pic. I have only see one of these this year.
blinkings
Wow great shot. I originally thought it was some kind of gecko.
cfulton
You achieve such wonderful detail! Very well done, Clive
jdehaven
Jeez mate, this is yet another example of exemplorary nature photography that deserves publication!
DAVER2112
Wow! Amazing shot. :)
pixeluna
Very nice capture!
kleinhoon
Wonderful capture of this caterpillar, fantastic "eyes"..!!
njb2000
This is the fellow the cats saw! the big bulb with the eyes is on the tail well it did the job and scared them away Nice to hear you will be able to see them metamorphosis!
zmarek
Beautiful photo, very super :-)
Chipka
Gorgeous! What a fat little critter! I love the colors and the patterns, and the impressive size of this baby! This is an amazing capture!
kasalin
Einfach klasse deine Macros !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! L.G. Karin :)