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15 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful!!!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

What a cool caterpillar!

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat 12 years ago

@ martinl
Thank for sharing me..never know before..but is look so funny without wing.

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

This will not become a butterfly but a rather plain moth. In some species females never develop wings and look like a fluffy grub, laying eggs over their cocoon and staying nearby as if to guard them. I bred some out and always got females so far. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/799...

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat 12 years ago

@ matinl
Thank for your information!! and may I ask you what kind of butterfly can be??

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

my pink moth has the same black band behind its head and molted to reveal that it is a tussock moth. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/783...
I suspect yours is similar.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

yep this caterpillar is very spicy...
makes me itchy just looking at it...
excellent photo and spot Uma

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat 12 years ago

@ starIeaf
I'm not sure and I has no idea about Biology...so many families and spicies!!
I'm rather let the one who really know teach me about it..it is better for me..sorry. :)

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat 12 years ago

@ Leuba and Atul
thank you for your comment.
some time nice thing dangerous too.. :)

starleaf
starleaf 12 years ago

Is it similar to this? (http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe...)

I've seen such pale tussock moth caterpillars twice, and had been very careful in photographing it.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

I've experienced it too ,it is really bad and itchy.....

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

you have some fascinating creatures Umaporn - great photo !

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Yeah... I squashed one on back of my neck once... all neck and face and chest turned to crocodile skin for 3 weeks... had to stay inside to not scare people.
Very bad.

UmapornSarasat
UmapornSarasat 12 years ago

@ Argy Bee
If you get those hair on your skin...hooooo..it can be really itchy!!! ;)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Fuzzeeee! And with eye mask still on from the airplane.

UmapornSarasat
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UmapornSarasat

Ko Samui#nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

Spotted on Dec 20, 2011
Submitted on Dec 22, 2011

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