Not seen this before

Lord Vetinari

Well I've seen tussock moth caterpillars before but not seen them do this. This one was/is on the underside of 2 beech tree leaves stuck together with silk. The first time I photographed it I notice an odd black line across it's back as if it had a split there. When I disturbed it some more whilst photographing it, the line widened into a gaping mouth and then slowly closed again.
Note the animation is actually playing backwards, it opens quickly and closes slowly.

Brian V.

denisegoldberg

That is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing.

Lord Vetinari

@denisegoldberg said:
That is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing.

Thanks Denise
It was the first time I've been surprised by a caterpillar.

Brian v.