Milkweed tussock moth caterpillars ( Euchaetes egle ), #8238 photo


04-AUG-2013	Christine Hanrahan

Larose forest. There were three large tussocks munching on the last remnant of this milkweed leaf. They look like woolly tufts!

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/250s f/4.5 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Ika Zinka Eferl		08-Aug-2013 12:19
Wow,perfect!V+

Carol Rollins		08-Aug-2013 04:50
Great find and fabulous capture Christine. ~

Karen Stuebing		07-Aug-2013 21:03
They are really cool looking. They seem like they have fur. V.

Sam Rua		07-Aug-2013 13:17
Nice find and capture, Christine.

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		07-Aug-2013 13:09
Superb capture.

Jim Coffman		07-Aug-2013 12:27
These are such interesting creatures! Nice capture,Christine..

hayl		07-Aug-2013 11:35
Will they kiss when they meet in the middle of the leaf ?

Stephanie		07-Aug-2013 11:32
Very cute! V

Fong Lam		07-Aug-2013 11:16
Superb closeup of these interesting caterpillars....they do like brushes..V

Yvonne		07-Aug-2013 11:09
Superbly captured Christine! v

Don		07-Aug-2013 10:34
Three bottlebrushes! Great photo.

Graeme		07-Aug-2013 10:28
Wonderful close up here, Christine.BV

Esa Ervasti		07-Aug-2013 09:01
Funny sight :) Well captured!

Irene Wehrli		07-Aug-2013 08:14
Fascinating Caterpillars - so nicely captured Christine! I agree with chickadee girl, they look like brushes in a car wash... Irene

joseantonio		07-Aug-2013 04:14
What an unsual view.Great find and capture.V.

Being Me		07-Aug-2013 03:51
At first I thought it was some kind of flower! What a lovely shot! V

Guest		07-Aug-2013 03:34
Great shot! They look like the brushes in a car wash. :o)

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