A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Opodiphthera eucalypti
Portrait of the penultimate larva of the emperor moth. This vibrant creature advertises colorful spines that are irritating to most predators. Their bodies retain toxic materials from the eucalyptus leaves as a defense.
Eggs found on eucalyptus saplings at Mt Macedon were collected and captive bred.
Find younger instars here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/160... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157...
Spotted on Nov 26, 2012
Submitted on Nov 26, 2012
46 Comments (1–25)
Thank you Yuko
Congratulations Martin! This Caterpillar is really amazing!
Thank you Gilma and Gererdo and tibiprada
Happy SOFD... wait.... SOTD! ☻
Congratulations Martin awesome :):)
Gorgeous creature. Congratulations, martinl.
Thank you for your congratulations Adarsha and antonio and Nuwan and Ashish and asergio and Atul and sofiar and Fyn and Sophie and Mayra and Carol. Its greatly appreciated.
Congratulations! Well-deserved!
Wow! Fascinating! Great series!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations! Wonderful colors, beautiful how you captured it in your photographs!
Awesome spot! Congrats!
Awesome spotting Martin !!! congratulations
Congratulations, Martin for this awesome spotting AND the SOTD. Caterpillars are in my Top Three list, and your ones are really beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.
Congrats Martin...
With this spotting users able to see one of many lessons of Real Life on this Planet..... from your amazing collection...!!
Congratulations Martin!!
Great capture Martinl,very well deserved SOTD,thanks for sharing
Congrats Martini! Different colors of thorns..Amazing spotting!
Thanks Ruby and Leuba and Argy Bee and rubens and Ary and Jeanette.
Congratulations :)
Very nice Martin, congrats!
Congratulations martin.
Congratulations Martin !
fantastic.
Thank you Peter for noticing this caterpillar. The blue spots surrounding its enlarged head make me think of a peacock's tail.
Thank you all for your congratulations.
Super Congratulations! Can't wait to see the adults!