Wriggles
A group of very wriggly large cabbage white caterpillars on a sliver birch leaf – location = garden in Iver, Buckinghamshire England.
Featured in Macrophotography group 05 March 2009
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Jenni77
Wow, what a great capture!
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you Jenni, not my favorite subject but quite interesting :))
khadhy
Jacky Parker replied
Thank you so much Khadhy :)
Magee
!Oh my goodness!!_ What an amazing find, AND capture. Great stuff Jacky!
lozzar
This looks great. It reminds me of an old blanket…..it triggers ones imagination. The fact the background doesn’t interfere with the image perfects it and to think those caterpillars just arranged themselves??? LOL. Well caught.
Barb Leopold
wow! an unusual subject and so well executed!!
betha
Great find and shot, the shape reminds me of Africa. Nice work!
John Hooton
Nice shot, I think these are Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars. It is quite hard to tell as they change appearance quite a lot during growth when they shed their skin several times. However, tortoiseshell caterpillars live gregariously and I think the thin double yellow lines down the sides (seen on the top ones) might be a clue. Another photohere
Bonnie Pelton
wow nice shot!! congrats on being featured!!:)
Jan Wall
Wow, amazing shot! I’ve never seen them before, but I suspect that that leaf hasn’t got a chance.
Selina Tour
Hey, this is really cool! Great capture, Congrats!
Sarah-fiona Helme
This is a super shot. I tried a similar one last year and know from experience how tricky it is finding a depth of field within a composition that works. Well done!
DragonFlyer
O dear – poor leaf!!! Beautiful capture – it’s a sensational shot! Unfortunately – I’m no expert on caterpillars but they remind me an awful lot of these ones we have here in Oz that crowd together on Eucalyptus leaves in swarms – and they give off a TERRIBLE smell if disturbed! Eeeuuuuuwe :)
Jens Helmstedt
Interesting shot! Beautiful!
Karen Kaleta
Very neat shot. It’s a party!
jesika
Lovely caterpillars, great shot.
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Bezay
Fantastic Capture and to top that off the leaf they’re on looks like the African continent
Magee
Aww! YUKK!!!!..... _ in a kind of artistic way I mean!_ :-/