Hickory Horned Devil series pt 1

[GOLDENORFE]

at last finished shooting this series,the ROYAL WALNUT MOTH,aka REGAL MOTH.
10 weeks over 2000 frames,
i got carried away. any way,these are one of the biggest,most amazing caterpillers on the planet.
first shot shows the caterpiller inside the egg 4 & then 1 day before hatching.
put match head in frame to show tiny size of newly hatched .
they walked constantly at this first instar so difficult to get very good shots[ especially without an mpe ]
hope you like them, they change colour and spines at each skin change.
phil.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2831361832_045aee57c4_o.jpg

whats this then?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2831362234_f9fa708d3b_o.jpg

its bigger than i am!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2830528293_4cf3a96aed_o.jpg

ill bow to it!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2831362908_8e965ce781_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2830529047_24d28b65b6_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2831363582_46f33691fe_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2831363962_5492481999_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2830530019_e5ec5f8be1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2831364998_2e783cf1e0_o.jpg

thanks for looking,pt 2 cooming soon.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

[EarthDog]

Amazing :clap: I can't wait to see the next batch.

[wiredcur]

awesome subject.... just out of curiosity, is it poisonous?

[Skippy]

at last finished shooting this series,the ROYAL WALNUT MOTH,aka REGAL MOTH.
10 weeks over 2000 frames,
i got carried away. any way,these are one of the biggest,most amazing caterpillers on the planet.
first shot shows the caterpiller inside the egg 4 & then 1 day before hatching.
put match head in frame to show tiny size of newly hatched .
they walked constantly at this first instar so difficult to get very good shots[ especially without an mpe ]
hope you like them, they change colour and spines at each skin change.
phil.

whats this then?
its bigger than i am!
ill bow to it!

thanks for looking,pt 2 cooming soon.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Wow ........ talk about Sci-Fi Critters :jawdrop Good Grief Charlie Brown !
Phil the Third shot is totally 3D :clap
That is one weird looking Caterpillar my friend.

Awesome shots, I'm totally amazed at the caterpillars you buy to photograph ...... I'm looking forward to the next lot :thumb

... Skippy :D
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[Lord Vetinari]

Wonderful shots and amazing caterpillar- never seen any caterpillar quite that bizzare.
Brian V

[dadwtwins]

That is one scary looking caterpiller and a great subject for cool macro photos. Thank you.

[canon400d]

That is one scary looking caterpiller and a great subject for cool macro photos. Thank you.

Absolutely incredible Phil. I have never seen anything like this before and so so interesting. WELL DONE.
Regards
Bob

[Jack'll do]

Lovely series Phil. I especially love #7, 8, & 9 :clap

[Robbug]

I had no idea caterpillars like this even existed LOL. Very nice photos. #5 looks like it's charging something off frame. And #2 is a great "head" shot for lack of better words.

[obecanobe]

Awesome caterpillar :ivar

[GOLDENORFE]

thanks for your comments everyone, the series will get better & better.
wonder why they need to look like this?
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

[luckyrwe]

What lens(es) did you use?

[sandman0930]

amazing these bugs are simply amazing