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The hazards of being a nature nerd... This is a nightmare came true. When I was moving aside some branches of a shrub, trying to get a better view of a bug, I felt something sliding in my arm. I thought it was a mosquito, and was going to give it a big slap, when I noticed what it really was: a fully armed noctuid caterpillar! The funny side (!) of the story is that it was walking on my arm hairs, so luckily its stings never touched my skin. And I still managed to get a couple pics of it, before I blew it away...

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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Could that also be a Nymphalidae caterpillar, Sergio?

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 9 years ago

Great shot. Beautiful caterpillar!

suzmonk
suzmonk 9 years ago

Most brave, Sergio!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Good shot and good luck!

Sergio Monteiro
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Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Spotted on Jun 1, 2014
Submitted on Jun 2, 2014

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