My first blog entry...what to say? Hmmm maybe I should have created this blog earlier in the year...documented my herping trips as they came? Oh well, no time like the present, right?
Well to start this off officially, I want to show some great photos of some caterpillars I found while hiking recently.
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| Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar |
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| Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar |
We had reached our destination and decided to set up our day camp. It was a beautiful spot, right in between three huge pine trees and beside a grove of aspens. While looking around, this beautiful blue spotted gem caught my eye. After taking some (hopefully) artistic photos of my new friend I thought to myself "I bet there is a bunch of these guys around here!". I litterally grabbed the closest branch to me and sure enough, there were two! What a find! Here is a great top view of the 'Eye' spots. I thought this was an awesome view. What do you think?
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| Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar |
I went looking around for some more of these awsome guys, and found this tiny beaut! Even though he is small, I thought he was incredible! He held so still. One thing to note is that all of these caterpillars had spun a silk bed to hold on to. When the late afternoon sun would shine though the canopy onto these beds, the golden light would transform the silkin beds into golden threads. Shows the need to really appreciate the small things. All in all a FANTASTIC day hiking and overall nature loving.
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| Tentacled prominent caterpillar of "Puss" moth |
Until next time,
Student of Nature
Luka Ohana
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