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Agraulis vanillae
Orange caterpillar with black spikes 1 1/2" long on vine.
Spotted on Sep 16, 2011
Submitted on Sep 16, 2011
6 Comments
Haha, absolutely! :)
The bright orange color of this caterpillar advertises it's toxicity to predators. Added t Animals with Warning colors mission.
:)
But it sure does in the close-up :-)
Thanks Anita! It didn't look anywhere near as impressive in real life!
Ouch! That's really cool :-)