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Can you spot the caterpillar?
I went exploring today, but instead of using my net or beating sheet, I focused on “zenning” for insects. It’s a term used by some lepidopterists I know, referring to calmly looking among the foliage...
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Caterpillar love story
An adorable animation from Minuscule: While this is cute, I of course have a few issues with it. 1) Anatomy. I do appreciate the attempt to separate the six true legs and the prolegs, but there are too...
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Intercepted
I was walking to my car yesterday when a caterpillar landed one me. It was a little guy in the family Geometridae, hanging by a silk thread. Go inchworm, go!
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Carnivorous caterpillars
Sadly I do not have any carnivorous caterpillars of my own (though some caterpillars in our lab turn cannibalistic in times of stress), but I came across this article on some awesome caterpillars in...
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