Interesting caterpillar - South Africa

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:00 pm

It looks like the caterpillar of the laelia octophora (Eight-spotted Tussock) It is about 2.5 inches (40mm)

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:19 am

The first one looks pretty nice there Joan, the last a bit noisy and lacking some sharpness. Overall a good set of images though and the composition and backgrounds well suited to the subject. This caterpillar looks almost like some of the ones we have around here.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:09 am

Thanks Ken.

I know the second is not a great picture as I had to enlarge it a lot from another picture in order to show the antenna.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:28 am

I certainly would not want to eat this thing and get a mouth full of hair

a very unusual looking caterpiller

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:54 pm

Thanks Doug, I have never seen one like this before. I was just reading an article on Mopane Worms. They are trying to export them from here to the USA. I would not want to eat them either even though people say they taste like peanuts. LOL!! I don't like the taste of peanuts.