Wattle moth caterpillar

Thank you Staccyh.
The series shows two different color forms of the same species.

Beautiful series Martin!

thank you vivianpoma

Absolutely stunning, congratulations!!

Thanks Jakubko. This caterpillar has mimic eyes at the tail end but I hadn't the foresight to notice when I found this specimen so its not illustrated well in my pics.

Congratulations, Martin, your astonishing caterpillar was featured in my Project Noah Blog entry, "Tips for Moth-ers!"
http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/5578298...

Hello ijica. There were two different ones, they are 40mm long.
Thanks Carol. Why do some caterpillars get so bizarre and others so plain?

I love this caterpillar!

Amazing creature! How big it is?

Thank you Adarsha

Interesting!

Yes, Manas, that is approximately what I said when I saw this critter, then I saw a second one!. This bizarre creature has that effect on people.

Holy mother of god!!!

Thanks Ana.

It looks like tree clothes! a tshirt, amazing!!!

Thanks Aldrin

congratulation! martinl

Thanks Carol and Willie. How could you not love a cat. with a face like this?

Congratulations on a wonderful series of photos, and your SOTD award,Martinl

Congratulations! I have always liked this particular spot. Just a matter of time before you got Spot of the Day! Great series. Keep up the good work.

thanks matmar, isabella and larry

Beautiful !!

Great spotting Martin! Congratulations on SOTD. It is well deserved!

Thank you all for your kind comments. This is certainly the most odd caterpillar that I have spotted. I'm not even sure if it's trying to mimic something.

Oooooooooooooooo! Wow!