#caterpillar

[kropotkindersurprise]

April, 2024 - Al-Qassam guerrillas take out an IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer that was destroying farms near Deir al Balah in the Gaza strip. [video]

[onenicebugperday]

adopted this lil fella last winter, who unfortunately disappeared around the time i expected them to pupate. any clue as to what my small friend could've been? in southern ontario btw

thanks! :>

Looks like a lesser yellow underwing, Noctua comes :)

[roseratz]

Clownpillar!!! 🎉

[Click for better quality :3]

[oracle-fae]

x

[taygra5shaon]

a normal night at the camp

when you are an amnesiac sweet guy who kill people when he's asleep and all your friends lust for you just because you are nice in general.

[crevicedwelling]

here’s the silliest caterpillar I think I’ve ever seen in the mangroves of Singapore. it wasn’t just hairy, but coated with a thick cottony (wax?) coating that worked quite well to confuse the passing predatory weaver ants.

I did give it a curious poke and the fluff stuck to my finger, with no ill effects. bizarre little beastie, I wonder what it’ll mature into

[humblegrub]

please imagine some cosmic beings cheering for you like this whenever you accomplish little goals

[vincentbriggs]

I made a little wooly bear caterpillar. I was inspired by The Closet Historian's moth brooch video to learn turkey stitch, and I tried brushing it with a wire brush, which really fluffed it up a lot more. I had to trim it a little bit more after the brushing.

All the materials were from my stash, and I didn't time it but it took quite a few hours. I wish I'd used a thinner fabric because this felted coat wool was a bit tough to sew through, and didn't want to bend into a rounded caterpillar shape.

I'm quite happy with it, it turned out so cute! It's a bit bigger than a real one.

[passionpeachy]

emperor caterpillar 🐛 ✨

[zukriuchen]

Minyoung Kim - Yum Yum, 2023

[sixteenseveredhands]

The Camouflaged Looper: these caterpillars fashion their own camouflage by collecting flower petals/vegetation and using silk to "glue" the pieces onto their bodies

Though they're often referred to as "camouflaged loopers," these caterpillars are the larvae of the wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata).

Camouflaged loopers deploy a unique form of self-defense -- they snip off tiny pieces of the flowers upon which they feed, then use bits of silk to attach the vegetation to their backs. This provides them with a kind of camouflage, enabling them to blend in with the plants that they eat.

Some of them create little tufts that run along their backs, while others fashion a thicker camouflage that covers their backs completely. In some cases, the camouflaged loopers will even build much larger bundles that surround their entire bodies.

Their range includes most of North America (from southern Canada down through Texas) and they can feed upon an enormous variety of plants -- so the disguises that these caterpillars build can come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes, incorporating many different flowers and other bits of vegetation.

And this is what the fully-developed moth looks like:

Sources & More Info:

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy: Wavy-Lined Emerald, Master of Disguise

Maryland Biodiversity Project: Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata)

The Caterpillar Lab: Camouflaged Looper

University of Alberta Museums: Synchlora aerata

Missouri Department of Conservation: Wavy-Lined Emerald

Nebraskaland Magazine: The Amazing Camouflaged Looper

Lake County Forest Preserves: Camouflage Revealed

[onenicebugperday]

@buggotime submitted: I rediscovered this photo of this lil' guy curled around some grass from several months ago in [removed] (please remove location, thank you!) I've never seen this kind around before, do you know what species it is? (sorry if the photo quality isn't good enough for an ID!)

Without a better photo I can't say for sure but I would think either an American dagger moth or a Virginian tiger moth. Both are yellow and fuzzy with small differences a clearer photo would help distinguish.

[apsciencebydan]

I'm contractually obligated to periodically share this encounter with an inchworm riding an inchworm from early 2022. It was very, very silly. That is all. 🤎

[sannartsies]

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[mushroomyhouse]

Buggie 🐛🪲

by @hehymnhis

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