Black Swallowtail caterpillar - a photo on Flickriver

            I discovered tiny Black Swallowtail cats in the fennel this week!  It's been fun to see them go through their instars, increasing from 1/3" to almost an inch long.  When I tugged on a sprig of fennel, this guy shot orange horns out at me - yikes.  They still have one or two instars to go before becoming big caterpillars.  

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2nd place, Macro Elite, May 2014 Contest

Winner, Grandmother, The Mother of All Challenge Groups, 2-15


   

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Taken on: June 1, 2012

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Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, f/4.5, 1/125 sec, 72mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	72mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Imagenomic Noiseware
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