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20-JUL-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Canadian tiger swallowtail larva (Papilio canadensis)

Larose Forest. The eye pattern is meant to startle would-be predators and hopefully deter them from having a snack.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/80s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Suzanne Labbé31-Jul-2014 21:03
Wonderful find Christine ! Great picture again.
Kay27-Jul-2014 01:10
The fake eyes had me fooled. What a great find. V
laine26-Jul-2014 22:06
What a great find...love it.V
Jean Chiasson26-Jul-2014 21:47
Love this capture Christine vote
Marcia Colelli26-Jul-2014 17:26
Wow, very cool image. Great capture V
Stephanie26-Jul-2014 13:47
This is FASCINATING!!!! BV
pkocinski26-Jul-2014 13:02
Just have to laugh when you see this end :-)
Yvonne26-Jul-2014 10:13
Looks rather cute from this end, hope it does work and it escapes being eaten! v
Marco Valk26-Jul-2014 07:56
What a cool shot of this tiny alien!
Torben Jorgensen26-Jul-2014 07:28
Super image of the larvae. V
Helen Betts26-Jul-2014 06:15
What a charming capture! He appears to be posing just for you. V.
Don Mottershead26-Jul-2014 05:04
You talkin' to me?
joseantonio26-Jul-2014 04:08
Simply amazing with this angle.V.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet26-Jul-2014 03:16
Nice capture.
globalgadabout26-Jul-2014 02:44
confrontational and captivating...what a riveting image....the silvery leaf-threads exacerbate the tension...V
Patrick Goossens26-Jul-2014 02:16
This head on shot is phenomenal Christine!
Walter Otto Koenig26-Jul-2014 02:14
Amazing just to see this, but together with the other image it really shows the wonders of nature so well. Thanks for showing this to us. "V"
Guest 26-Jul-2014 00:22
How about that! "Eyes" on the back of your head. V
Hank Vander Velde26-Jul-2014 00:14
Super rear end closeup Christine.
Mairéad25-Jul-2014 21:53
It does look like a little face! Great macro. V
Pieter Bos25-Jul-2014 21:33
Wow, what a great shot! ~V
Jim Coffman25-Jul-2014 21:13
I agree with Jane!! Really cool!
janescottcumming25-Jul-2014 21:08
Now that is super cool! Great point of view. V
hayl25-Jul-2014 21:06
What a wonderful perspective !
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