A Little Caterpillar

Skippy · April 25, 2005

Ohhhhhhhhhh joy, happiness, rapture :clap
I was outside yesterday checking out the flower buds on one of my small Australian native plants, and on closer inspection I noticed it had quite a few caterpillars on it

whooohoooooooo !

They are really skinny, they are not much thicker than the storks they are trying to stip, but they have really nice patterns on their bodies .

Taken with Canon 20D, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, one Kenko Ext Tube, hand held, natural light

Enjoy......... Skippy (Australia)

gus · April 25, 2005

Very nice skip. Now dont be spraying them ok.....

4labs · April 25, 2005

Great capture. Love the detail and color.

Skippy · April 25, 2005

Hey Gus

Humungus wrote:

Very nice skip. Now dont be spraying them ok.....

Ohhhhhhhh 99% of the bugs around my place get to live

I wonder if these little guys will turn into moths or butterflies?

Well hopefully they wont kill my little plant, I'll be watching them closely to see what they do ......thanks for looking....... Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 25, 2005

Thank you 4Labs

4labs wrote:

Great capture. Love the detail and color.

Hopefully they wont be pests....... I really like the patterns on their bodies some are more bolder in color than others, they have two black horns on their backs, but I have never seen these caterpillars before.

Thank you for your comment....... Skippy (Australia)

Andy · April 25, 2005

gorgeous

Steve Cavigliano · April 25, 2005

They might be skinny, but they sure are colorful

Nice work Skippy. I'm thinking moth with this guy, but it will be a good lookin moth

So how'd ya like working with an extension tube? Basically, was it worth the hassle?

Thanks for sharing,
Steve

Skippy · April 25, 2005

Working With Extension Tubes
Hi there Steve...... I brought a set of Kenko Auto Tubes, so my lens can still be used with Auto Focus.

I find using one is not too bad, gives you that little extra reach, but the depth of field sucks I tell ya........you'd think by now they would come up with a decent Macro lens with excellent depth of field woundn't ya

The Kenko's were not that expensive to buy from USA, so I don't feel I wasted my money there......... just wish that the Canon 100mm came with an image stablizer, the closer you get to bugs and stuff the more critical movement is, and lets face it 99% of the time a tripod is out of the question.

Least you can get away without using a flash in many many situations because of the high ISO settings.

The Kenko's are very light, and even though they are plastic, they are a real nice fit, and don't look plasticy at all.

Take Care Steve............. Skippy (Australia)

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

They might be skinny, but they sure are colorful

Nice work Skippy. I'm thinking moth with this guy, but it will be a good lookin moth

So how'd ya like working with an extension tube? Basically, was it worth the hassle?

Thanks for sharing,
Steve

Skippy · April 25, 2005

Hi Mr Williams

andy wrote:

gorgeous

I wanted a big big big big caterpillar, but I had to settle for skinny little ones

Well hopefully if the Monarchs do their job and find my Swan Plants, I will get a decent sized caterpillar from that bush

that's the plan

Least my little plants are doing their job, attracting bugs like I hoped they would, I'm really happy because the plants are only 8 months old and growing really well.

Take Care Andy......... Skippy (Australia)

MuskyDude · April 25, 2005

Skippy wrote:

Enjoy......... Skippy (Australia)

Sure did, teriffic capture!

AJ

Skippy · April 25, 2005

Thank you MuskyDude

MuskyDude wrote:

Sure did, teriffic capture!

AJ

I just wish he was big and fat! I know we get those giant big green ones but I don't know where to find them, they are about 4 inches long and really really FAT.......these guys were a bit too much on the skinny side for my liking.

Thanks for looking

Skippy (Australia)

Khaos · April 26, 2005

Great shot!

MicheleP · April 26, 2005

Fabulous shot !! Here is a link to my caterpillar and the morphing process.....maybe you can do this with your's.....find out what kind of butterfly/moth it will become and do a google search....that's what I did.

http://www.pbase.com/michelep/black_swallowtail

What fun this was !!! Doesn't take much to amuse me....

Michele

MicheleP · April 26, 2005

Skippy link to my fat green one...
just read above......and click the link.....plant dill they love it and I get one of these every year.

Michele

Skippy · April 26, 2005

Thanks Khaos

Khaos wrote:

Great shot!

I just posted a new shot

even closer that this shot

Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 26, 2005

Hi Michelle

MicheleP wrote:

Fabulous shot !! Here is a link to my caterpillar and the morphing process.....maybe you can do this with your's.....find out what kind of butterfly/moth it will become and do a google search....that's what I did.

http://www.pbase.com/michelep/black_swallowtail

What fun this was !!! Doesn't take much to amuse me....

Michele

Thank you for the link...........I am waiting to see if the Monarch Butterflies decide to lay eggs on my Swan Plants.......they are attracted to this plant to do their complete life cycle on, I would love to photograph the entire morphing process......fingers crossed I am able to catch it with one of these bugs

Skippy (Australia)

Skippy · April 26, 2005

Ahhhhh Dill

MicheleP wrote:

just read above......and click the link.....plant dill they love it and I get one of these every year.

Michele

Okay I need to get me a Dill Plant

shall do.....and see what happens

Thanks for the tip........... Skippy (Australia)

A Little Caterpillar

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