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19-Jul-2022 Christine Hanrahan

Polyphemus silk moth caterpillar (Antheraea polyphemus), #7757

Larose Forest

Found on an elm. This turns into a beautiful giant silk moth in the family Saturniidae. This one still has a lot of growing to do yet (several more instars to pass through).

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/125s f/3.5 at 8.8mm iso125 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time19-Jul-2022 14:35:16
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ2500
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length8.8 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent125
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Don25-Jul-2022 21:07
That's an odd and interesting caterpillar.
bill friedlander21-Jul-2022 15:58
Masquerading as a leaf for defence. Nice crisp shot. V
Hank Vander Velde21-Jul-2022 14:34
Excellent sharp macro image well explained Christine.
Graeme21-Jul-2022 09:56
An amazing closeup here, Christine.BV!!
Helen Betts21-Jul-2022 04:03
How fascinating, and an excellent capture of this caterpillar. V.
joseantonio21-Jul-2022 03:26
brilliant capture.V.
Pierre Martin21-Jul-2022 01:32
like is vivid green coloration, splendid picture!
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