Woolly Beastie!

Paul Iddon

Not a sheep, no. But a caterpillar (what else?) When I went into the garden this afternoon, I noticed that one of the leaves on the rhubarb had been 50% decimated by something, holes all over it. One quick look underneath and I found a delightful woolly bear (tiger moth caterpillar I believe) holding on to the underside of the leaf.

Talk about a voracious appetite that just one caterpillar has, I dread to think if there were a dozen!

Anyway, got a few decent close-ups, including some where it is busy chomping away, and making the leaf edge disappear at a rapid rate!

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2010-09-21
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposure Time: 0.0056 s (1/180)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Manual)
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk


















Paul.

GOLDENORFE

good shots Paul, look a bit too pale for wooley bears, always thought they were very dark almost black with longer hairs

Paul Iddon

Cheers Phil.

Not sure of the ID, but there are a few similarish...

Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely series of captures Paul
Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Cheers Brian - it was a nice specimen to work with!


Paul.