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I particularly liked the tail-end shot, with the two organs standing like a pair of sea anemones. It's an excellent illustration that caterpillars are much more than merely "eating machines".
Mike
They are indeed and I'm still trying to get some decent video footage showing this. I'm sure this weekend will be put to good useWurzel wrote:Amazing stuff PeteCan those cylindrical organs on the 8th segment retractable?
Hi Guy - they've been reared from eggs and are the offspring of captive-bred individuals.Padfield wrote:I can't remember - were these larvae from wild eggs?
Thanks Guy. Yes, I did feel proud. Just knowing that I rescued the 2 Dingy eggs from almost certain squishing, and managed to see them through to adulthood and emerge at just the right time, does indeed give me a warm glowPadfield wrote:You must have felt enormously proud, Pete!