Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Caterpillar

I found this one at work but naturally, I do not have a clue what it will turn into.
The hairs on its back grows in clumps, each one on a blue spot.
I put it in my lunch box to take home with me for a photographing session......
...... and it had a great meal on the left-over crumbs in it. :)
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32 comments:

  1. Firefly the Travel GuyJune 22, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    Ugly bugger, he is.

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  2. DianeJune 22, 2010 at 3:16 AM

    I hope you keep it long enough to tell us what it turns into. Diane

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  3. AnonymousJune 22, 2010 at 3:47 AM

    Munch-munch-munch-munch.

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  4. PhilipJune 22, 2010 at 4:37 AM

    It doesn't look Yummy to the Birds I bet nice close ups Joan :)

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  5. GaelynJune 22, 2010 at 5:28 AM

    Joan, you really need to stop feeding the wild life. Wild looking caterpillar.

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  6. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    He is CUTE Jonker!! You are just jealous of his hairy feet!! LOL!!

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  7. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    No I did not Diane. Sorry. At this stage I am too busy for anything like this but soon.... :)

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  8. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 6:23 AM

    Yeah, but did it have to have MY lunch Steve? LOL!!

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  9. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    Thanks Philip. It makes me wonder how anyone can eat Mopani worms? :)

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  10. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 6:25 AM

    LOL!! But I WANTED those crumbs for myself Gaelyn!!

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  11. Tony nile lifeJune 22, 2010 at 6:48 AM

    you lucky person sharing your lunch with a beautifull catterpiller.

    bet its a moth

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  12. Craver ViiJune 22, 2010 at 7:42 AM

    The metamorphosis these things go through... this design boggles the mind. I look at this little crawler now and imagine it how it will end up. It will be so different!

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  13. ZaneJune 22, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    Beautiful, but ugly to the human eye too. Note the ugly mouthparts and who can like something that eats all day :)

    Quite a detailed hairy worm - I too wonder what it will become - some hairy moth maybe!

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  14. ElettraJune 22, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Ciao Joan,like a caterpillar eats the leaves of my plants !!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. blog with no nameJune 22, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    I think that the smaller creatures are, the more beautiful they are...
    You sure did catch a little beauty!
    Oh, HI JOAN!

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  16. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    It probably is a moth Tony and I did not mind sharing my lunch at all. :)

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  17. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 10:47 PM

    I often wonder about all those stages Craver. Surely it would be easier to lay and egg and the moth to emerge straight out of their? Then again, I am not Mother Nature so who knows the reasoning behind it? :)

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  18. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    Oh, di sicuro non come loro Elettra, e tutti i gustosi ortaggi ed i fiori in giardino troppo! :)

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  19. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    Thanks Zane. It is probably a moth. I have not come across many butterflies as they are definitely the lesser of the two species. It is kind of a cute one from far but not up close.

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  20. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 22, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    Thanks Mike. I had to laugh at a friend of mine who is on vacation right now, he found a caterpillar and took a photograph to send me and was saying that his family thinks he is barmy!! I told him "Welcome to the club"!! LOL!!

    All these creatures are beautiful in their own way but I am not so sure about the tick in the previous post?

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  21. This Is My Blog - fishing guyJune 23, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    Joan: Surprised you don't know it will turn into a beautiful butterfly. I'm so surprised you didn't know that!!!!!!!LOL

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  22. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 23, 2010 at 7:47 PM

    Of course you are right Tom, what else could such a beautiful caterpillar turn into? :)

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  23. AnonymousJune 24, 2010 at 9:38 AM

    I don't think he's ugly...I think he is cool looking... Michelle

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  24. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 24, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    I am glad you agree with me Michelle. :)

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  25. UnknownJune 25, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    Lucky caterpillar! I love that you put him in your lunch box. How cute. And snuggy for him too I bet! :o)

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  26. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 25, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    It was the only container I had with me Krista but the caterpiller definitely enjoyed the crumbs. :)

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  27. AndreaJune 25, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    You always take stunning macros...
    You have to teach me how.
    Bugs usually never stop and it's so difficult to be in the right perspective.

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  28. MaryJune 25, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    Great close-ups! What a very bristly little guy :-)

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  29. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 25, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    Thanks Andrea. I will take you bugging when you are here. :)

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  30. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 25, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    Thanks Mary. I think it must make him hard to make a meal of. :)

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  31. BeckyJune 25, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    A really cute little guy. Such perfect close-ups too joan!
    B.

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  32. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 25, 2010 at 9:32 PM

    Thanks becky. He was most obliging - actually I think it is just that he was hungry and was paying for his meal. :)

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