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John Dicus | all galleries >> Mexico, North America >> Tlanchinol, Hidalgo, Mexico. October 2005 > Caterpillar Hand
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08-OCT-2005 John Dicus

Caterpillar Hand

Automeris species

Here Melanie lends a hand to help offer a sense of the size of this large moth caterpillar.

Nikon D70 ,Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM
1/80s f/6.3 at 185.0mm with Flash full exif

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Bernard Bosmans28-Apr-2007 02:37
I have to hand it to you, would never have been aware the size of that caterpillar. Nice shot.
Guy Bruyea10-Mar-2006 14:34
Looks like an Automeris species, but I'm not an expert on Mexican saturnids that's for sure.