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14-Aug-2021 Christine Hanrahan

M is for Monarch Butterfly caterpillars

Larose Forest

For the 'M is for March, or any other word beginning with M' challenge.

These two larvae were on the last leaf of a milkweed plant, one on either side. It wouldn't be long before they ate their way through it so I picked the leaf and moved them to a nearby plant with lots of leaves just ready to feed on.

To see others looking for words beginning with M: https://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=49128&sid=980b149461c475f35807265ecedee955

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/1600s f/4.0 at 13.0mm iso125 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Aug-2021 15:47:43
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ2500
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length13 mm
Exposure Time1/1600 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Ray :)17-Mar-2022 21:03
They probably don't realise how special they are!
Jola Dziubinska16-Mar-2022 23:28
Very pretty. V.
Mieke WA Minkjan16-Mar-2022 16:22
interesting photo V
Liz Bickel16-Mar-2022 06:00
What a great find and moment. Super close-up image of the two of them together. Your exposure and DOF are spot on.
carol j. phipps15-Mar-2022 03:22
Love this! Excellent color and light and detail. V
LynnH14-Mar-2022 23:34
Looking fat and happy! Like the colors. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos14-Mar-2022 18:09
Excellent details and clarity. V
Walter Otto Koenig14-Mar-2022 15:59
Wonderful clear detail on these two. Nicely photographed to show their size. "V"
Patrick Goossens14-Mar-2022 13:31
How wonderful. 2 at once. I know that you can see them feed in large numbers sometimes.
Graeme14-Mar-2022 10:52
Superb details of these stunning caterpillars, Christine.V!!!!
Ika Zinka Eferl14-Mar-2022 07:01
WOW...great capture. V
Helen Betts14-Mar-2022 04:48
Beautiful as caterpillars as well as butterflies! Great closeup of these two. V.
joseantonio14-Mar-2022 04:22
great light and details.V.
Nirvan Hope14-Mar-2022 04:07
An excellent view of the two Monarch caterpillars - and kudos for taking them to a fresh food source.
J Ponces14-Mar-2022 03:37
Very nice Caterpillars, from an also nice Butterfly! Many times, such is not the case! V
Dennis Hoyne14-Mar-2022 02:52
A really "cool" image, my favorite butterfly larva. :>)
Don14-Mar-2022 02:20
M is also for Milkweed and destination Mexico and leaf Munching. Two together makes a fine image.
Carl Carbone14-Mar-2022 02:03
Hope they made it to Mexico!
Hank Vander Velde14-Mar-2022 01:46
Excellent sharp and detailed close-up image Christine.
Pierre Martin14-Mar-2022 01:24
splendid picture with sharp details!
globalgadabout14-Mar-2022 01:01
Tiger-Cats fans come in all shapes and sizes..
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