1-A-Day
~ ~ ~ The 1-A-DAY PROJECT ~ ~ ~
This is my self-challenge to post one image to this gallery daily. The images I am sharing are a reflection on the many aspects of photography that I enjoy.
Read MoreThis is my self-challenge to post one image to this gallery daily. The images I am sharing are a reflection on the many aspects of photography that I enjoy.
May 11, 2011
Spiny Elm Caterpillar
(Nymphalis antiopa)
Spring Lake, Alberta
* A caterpillar having breakfast :)
(This is a stinging caterpillar. Though most stinging caterpillars become moths, this prickly larva will one day be a beautiful mourning cloak butterfly. Contact with the poisonous hairs or spines of the Spiny Elm caterpillar can cause skin rashes or even a hypersensitivity reaction in some cases.)
Cross
on May 13, 2011Great detail!
fotoeffects
on May 13, 2011Outstanding macro!
webstersway
on May 13, 2011Fantastic!!! Love those red boots...
Lgood
on May 13, 2011WOW@ this is amazing macro, love the detail & the info on this creature.
Quincey
on May 12, 2011Thanks for the info :) I don't have my bug book with me but I was curious about this guy. I love the red feet!
SundaysChildSnapShots
on May 12, 2011I looked it up. Looks like a Spiny Elm. If it is, it has a nasty sting. It is one of the few stinging caterpillars that becomes a butterfly rather than a moth. This is shot is much sharper and more colorful than any of the others I am finding on line.
SundaysChildSnapShots
on May 12, 2011Do you know what kind of caterpillar he is? He looks like he could be painful to touch.