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Spotting

Description:

bizarre looking, spiky caterpillar, about 2"

Habitat:

primary rainforest

Notes:

One of the more unfriendly looking caterpillars I spotted in the amazon.

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4 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 11 years ago

Wow, a crazy cat. I thought it was some type of beetle larva (tortoise) at first.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Andrea, it is crazy, isn't it?!

Andrea Lim
Andrea Lim 11 years ago

WOW what a spiky looking caterpillar! Good spotting Dan

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Amazonas, Colombia

Spotted on Dec 4, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2013

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