Silent Echo ([info]silentechoart) wrote,
@ 2006-09-20 21:38:00
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Current mood: tired

Don't mess with me!
Went to see if I could find any swallowtail cristalists but didn't. Found tones of caterpillars tho.

Regular shot. They are kinda ugly....disguised to look like bird dropings, hopefully to keep them from being eaten and with the numbers I've seen out there lately it really works.
http://www.silentecho.org/fauna/GiantSwallowtailCaterpillar-PapilioCresphontes-06SEP20Framed.jpg

When they get scared they have these antena like things that pop out of their head to scare the preditor off. And they stink....they really stink....
http://www.silentecho.org/fauna/GiantSwallowtailCaterpillar-PapilioCresphontes-06SEP20-HornsFRAMED.jpg

http://www.silentecho.org/fauna/GiantSwallowtailCaterpillar-PapilioCresphontes-Horns2SEPFRAMED.jpg

PS: the antena things do go back in once the caterpillar feals safe again.
All it took was a little light poke from my finger to get this guys out and he stayed posed nicely for me to get some good shots. Nice caterpillar. Very stinky tho.....still...


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Catterpillar~! ^ ^
[info]light_lion
2006-09-23 09:06 pm UTC (link)

As always I can’t help but question how close to all these caterpillars you have to be in order to get photos like these. ^ ^;; [It’s like they’re an inch away from crawling on your camera~]

And I happen to think they would if you’re close enough to tell the smell funny. XP

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Re: Catterpillar~! ^ ^
[info]silentechoart
2006-09-26 02:02 am UTC (link)
Ya, the cameras only a few inches away.
He was stinky even a few feet away tho. Really powerfull for such a little thing. and my finger that touched him was really stinky all night....gross. :P

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