Tentmakers by durleybeachbum

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 01, 2014

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Inachis io , Peacock butterfly caterpillars on nettles by the river. I posted a different photo of these creatures on June 18th. I must go and look soon to see if they have pupated.

Comments (21)

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kgb224

3:50AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Superb capture Andrea. God bless.

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Juliette.Gribnau

3:57AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

wonderful shot..most of them will be eaten by birds though

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jendellas

4:13AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Wow, they are prolific!!

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Faemike55

7:55AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Cool capture

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CavalierLady

7:58AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Yikes, that is a lot of caterpillars. You should go back - wouldn't it be great to get a shot of the new butterfly emerging from its cocoon? Nice find and shot.

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jayfar

9:21AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

A fab image of nature Andrea and I hope they all make it.

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bebopdlx

10:07AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

A great shot.

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drifterlee

11:02AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

EEEEK!!!! I hate them. Good shot, though.

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pat40

11:18AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

I don't like them , but its a great pic

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Cyve

11:37AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Fantastic macro!

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moochagoo

11:43AM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Looks like an aliens invasion. Very good find.

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helanker

1:03PM | Tue, 01 July 2014

WOW! So many in same place. I have nothing against them at all, when they go solo, but in big bunches, I dont like to see them anymore, atleast not when they are still caterpillars. :)

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danapommet

1:49PM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Your season is much earlier than ours - no signs of 'tents' being started. This is a super close-up photo Andrea!

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rachris480907

2:47PM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Excellent capture! I hope they all make it to butterfly-hood. :)

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Mark-David-Rogers

4:25PM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Interesting shot, it's amazing how they transform into such a beautiful butterfly.

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wysiwig

6:08PM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Such humble creatures. Another example of the truth of the ugly duckling story. Super image. I have this image in mind that, when you go back, not only have they built a tent but have set it up and are running a circus out of it. Maybe its time for a glass of wine.

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goodoleboy

7:02PM | Tue, 01 July 2014

Stellar photo of what reminds me of the offspring of the dreadful female alien creature - with that huge maw dripping saliva - from the classic scifi movie, Alien. Wouldn't want any of them tossed down the back of your shirt/blouse.

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