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I'm a simple Scottish girl with an unusual name and a strange obsession for nail polish! My aim is to capture what the eye sees, with a camera! Too much nail polish and never enough time. I have also started wildlife photography, which I enjoy very much. Welcome to my little world :-)

Monday 7 October 2024

Saving A Caterpillar

 


This is a Vapourer Moth Caterpillar also know as Rusty Tussock. It was on a lamp post and I just had to save it. I got a leaf from the ground, as it is unwise to touch caterpillars, and got it on the leaf then popped it onto the tree. It would have a better chance of surviving that way, I thought. I have never seen one of these caterpillars before and was glad to see something new!

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  1. ...you are quite the entomologist!

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    1. Thanks Tom. I really should look into studying it!

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  2. Aren't caterpillars of all kinds beautiful? They are just the little sneak preview of the beautiful moths and butterflies to come.

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    1. They certainly are :-D I agree. Thanks :-D

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  3. Boa tarde de segunda-feira e uma excelente semana. Obrigado pela visita e comentário. Algumas realmente são lindas. Mais não toque nelas. No Brasil temos algumas com venenos potentes e que podem matar uma pessoa.

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    1. Yes some are poisonous over too. Best not to touch any! Thanks Luiz :-D

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  4. and the caterpillar is very thankful.

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  5. Well done!
    It must be caterpillar season, I found some on my plants, basil, chillies and mint. Also small moths. I have left them because I have more than I can consume.

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    1. You are lucky to have so many plants. My basil, chillies and others didn't grow this year. My mint and lavender did well though! Thanks Fernando :-D

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  6. Te debe su vida y ella no se ha dado cuenta.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. I think it does. Happy to help it. Thanks :-D

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  7. Good for you! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  8. What a fantastic caterpillar.
    Well done!

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  9. Lindo bicho. Te mando un beso.

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  10. Of course, you're also saving a future butterfly, if I got my insects straight.

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    1. A moth, but close. Yes Kirk it is what I do! Thanks :-D

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  11. A good thing to do--- Nice pictures, too.

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    1. It is Bill. And always have to get a photo of too! Thanks :-D

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  12. Bravo, Ananka. We need to rescue more caterpillars. We raise butterflies and moths each year, but when we bring the eggs or larvae indoors we are removing critical food for birds and parasitoid wasps. Who knows what’s the right thing to do?

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    1. It is such a good question David. Both birds and wasps are important too and the caterpillars are part of the food chain. Yet both moths are butterflies are important as well. Feed the birds some seeds and supply food for the wasps!

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  13. Great job!
    Looks very pretty. :)

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  14. Well done :)

    All the best Jan
    https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/

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