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whats this (caterpiller)
Apr 12, 2012 18:04:19
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tinusbum
Loc: east texas
i never saw this befor.tom
Giant swallowtail caterpillar everting its osmeterium in defense. (fleshy horns above its head)
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Apr 12, 2012 18:28:10
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gym
Loc: Athens, Georgia
It looks like one of the swallowtail butterfly larvae - maybe the Giant Swallowtail?
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Apr 12, 2012 19:25:02
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Nikonian72
Loc: Chico CA
gym wrote:
It looks like one of the swallowtail butterfly larvae - maybe the Giant Swallowtail?
Bingo!
http://melanys.tripod.com/giant.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_cresphontes
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Apr 12, 2012 19:42:43
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tinusbum
Loc: east texas
yes,but all my pics so far have been like this.its the same one but no what ever it is on his lip?tom
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Apr 12, 2012 19:49:57
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Nikonian72
Loc: Chico CA
tinusbum wrote:
yes,but all my pics so far have been like this. its the same one but no what ever it is on his lip?
Giant swallowtail caterpillars evert (extend) an osmeterium (fleshy horns above its head) which spray a foul odor in defense.
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