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Post by owdboggy on Sept 14, 2007 17:43:42 GMT 1
 But what a fantastic face in any case? |
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 14, 2007 17:45:32 GMT 1
Yes but what is it Owdboggy?  |
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 14, 2007 17:52:55 GMT 1
It is a living creature and that is its head and face.
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 14, 2007 17:54:24 GMT 1
Is the image magnified a great deal?  |
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 14, 2007 22:19:03 GMT 1
Yes, a GREAT deal!
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 14, 2007 22:23:08 GMT 1
How intriguing...whatever can it be? Is it an insect?
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 14, 2007 22:25:42 GMT 1
Its a Caterpillar of some kind I think!
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 14, 2007 22:28:26 GMT 1
Are you going to keep us guessing OB?  |
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 15, 2007 10:37:01 GMT 1
 Ok, here is the full caterpillar. I think it is one of the Hawkmoth ones, you cannot see, but there is a hook on the end opposite the face. In all the larva was about 2 inches long. |
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 15, 2007 10:39:10 GMT 1
Brilliant! A face only a mother would love! |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 15, 2007 19:00:18 GMT 1
What an astonishing creature....is that face the front end? Is it a face? It's hard to tell....
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Post by maggyd on Sept 15, 2007 19:31:58 GMT 1
That face would certainly scare off any preditors wouldnt it? but I bet its its tail!!
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 15, 2007 20:05:49 GMT 1
The pic clearly shows it to be a face, teeth and all, I bet that its a very efficient eating machine too!
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 15, 2007 20:59:13 GMT 1
Well that is the face, unless it normally walks backwards!
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Post by sweetleaf on Sept 15, 2007 21:11:01 GMT 1
Well that is the face, unless it normally walks backwards! Nature is diverse, of course, but walking backwards is something I never heard of! ;D I wonder if the snout area extends when it eats? |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 15, 2007 21:29:02 GMT 1
I don't know anything about this so I've been googling. It says on Wikipedia that they are actually false eyes to frighten predators. They do have eyes but they have very poor vision. There is a close up which is a bit gruesome when you click on it.....you learn something every day. Actually that's 2 things I've learnt today. I also found out that the Leopard shark grows to 3.5m....  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar |
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 16, 2007 10:57:40 GMT 1
Interesting. Did the article say which food plant they live on?
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Post by alicat on Sept 20, 2007 12:30:51 GMT 1
I found one in my garden the other weekend, wondered what it was and found this site. www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth1.htm#topunder the moth pictures you will find the catterpillar pictures and what they live on.
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