Cinnabar Caterpillar by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on Jul 08, 2004

Open full image in new tab Zoom on image

Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.

Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.

Description

Thanks for viewing ! Comments are welcome... Latin name Tyria Jacobeae. This is caterpillar of the cinnabar moth. The bold black and yellow stripes are a warning of retribution as bold as those of a wasp. Cinnabar caterpillars feed on the leaves of ragwort and sometimes groundsel and coltsfoot. If they survive and pupate, they eventually emerge as black and red adult moths. They are as conspicuous and as poisonous as the caterpillars. The source of the poison is the ragwort, which produces alkaloids in its leaves. Ragwort is poisonous to horses but not to sheep

Comments (31)

)

WandM

1:55AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Nature has very smart ideas! I love the color composition in this great capture.

)

Mondwin

2:02AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

fantastic image!!bravo!!vote:-))

)

zulaan

2:12AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Fantastic !!! Great colors and beautiful capture !!!! ;)

cynlee

2:16AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

vivid-vivacious color-coordinated plump poisonous pillar! :]

RobertTheoret

2:21AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

A breathtaking capture if I ever saw one. BRAVOS!!!

gallimel

2:35AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Linneus in picture :) awesome :)

kennyliu

3:08AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Lovely work. Like the details as well!

sheilakalajdzic

4:59AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

this is one awesome macro!!! vote!

PapaGuru

5:19AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Sharp caterpillar, fine capture, hope you do "moth" some day!

)

addiek

5:19AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Retribution??? Phew.....Glad he's not cranky with me.. or if I ate him on a lettuce leaf by accident what would happen?

)

Enmos

5:27AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Thanks for the wonderful comments so far ! :o) strong>@PapaGuru:</strong I hope so too, i read somewhere that the moths fly in two to three weeks. So i'll be there. The moth are dayflying and are black and red colors. :o) strong>@Addiek:</strong I dunno, i guess you would get sick. But anyway, you wouldnt eat it all the way to begin with they are supposed to taste awful ! :o)

)

jcv2

5:50AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Wow, what a spectacular macro shot! Love these colors, yellow, green and black, a very balanced composition!

Bathlon6

6:18AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

What a wonderful image!!great colors!!Love it!!

logiloglu

6:48AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

a perfect shot. excellent done. v !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!

)

Cosme..D..Churruca

8:14AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

All your creatures are amazing! Are they in your garden? This one is awesome.

Michelle A.

8:25AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Love it!

)

tibet2004uk

9:12AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

WOW! Fascinating informations and shot! Thx for sharing! :)

)

environaut

11:36AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

I love your work, my friend! So rich in color and details...this is no exception! I learn so much about the insect world from you too! It's as if I'm in an entymology class...Thanks so much! V

blackaradia

11:49AM | Thu, 08 July 2004

Wow!!!I like these yellow tones !

)