Elm Sawfly: Larva
View below other image/images below of this Elm Sawfly larva/adult.
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Vanessa Anderberg
Looks like a caterpillar:)....lovely, whatever it is:)
Carla Jandelle... replied
i’m wondering if technically it IS called a caterpillar? more like ‘larva’ i guess….hmmm
thanx Vanessa
LavenderMoon
I won’t be able to ID it… but I think it is very pretty. Is it some kind of a moth caterpillar?
Carla Jandelle... replied
i WISH! and i have to get a tad technical here…......it’s not a ‘true’ caterpillar? so it’s not a moth or a butterfly (hehe)
Bunny Clarke
A sweet little caterpillar! Wow! Look at the colors on that. :o)
Carla Jandelle... replied
i fell in LOVE with it till i found out what it was to become. thanx Bunny!
Pardus
Amazing macro!
Carla Jandelle... replied
i love it’s little ‘nubs’...it was very beautiful. thank you Pardus
Tama Blough
It’s a gorgeous creature, whatever it is.
Carla Jandelle... replied
it’s considered one of the largest of it’s family while in larval form? i have to agree though…my son and i spotted him and just went WOW!
LavenderMoon
It has purple on it… I’m in love… : )
Carla Jandelle... replied
lol…wait till u find out what it IS!
Lenny La Rue, IPA
It must make some sort of nasty – probably biting – fly, since its not a butterfly or moth. And that would be an insect that would both turn your stomach and come from a larva rather than a caterpillar. Which one? Aside from a mushroom wrecking one, my guess would have to be a very large fly. I almost said horse fly but those are not much bigger than house flies around here.
Carla Jandelle... replied
you’re VERY close! u gotta go to the 1st image though…type in *fly…and u’r almost there! lol (it’s not a fly…just part of the name)
Lenny La Rue, IPA
I’ve got nothin’. LOL! There are a pile of things on the first image but none seem to go with flies. LOLOL! The only thing not mentioned is something I know it’s not: a dragonfly. They don’t have larvae; they have nymphs, unless there’s a kind I don’t know about. And they aren’t gross tho.
Well, I cheated and went here so my last guess is blowfly. But a maggot isn’t a cute thing, no matter what it looks like and none of them eat shrooms. This is the closest I’ve ever come and I am more frustrated than ever!!!!! You are VILE, smart woman!!!
Carla Jandelle... replied
somebody beat u TO IT! lol
this is an Elm Sawfly:Cimbex americana!
yack…i don’t do ‘blowfly’s lol
Barbara Brown
The color, light and detail are wonderful!! So pretty here but would probably scare me if I came across it somewhere!! LOL
Carla Jandelle... replied
i’m still left in awe of it’s beauty Barbara….i’m not a huge ‘worm, maggot, larva’ kinda person but this one was just stunning to me.
it curled up the moment it knew it was ‘spotted’...thanx for commenting :o)
Esther van de ...
Congratulations, Carla !!! Saw your image on the home page of Red bubble. Looks Stunning !!
Carla Jandelle... replied
HOLY COW! no way!!!! i miss ALL the cool stuff! haha
Tama Blough
Congrats, dear girl!
Carla Jandelle... replied
I MISSED IT! I CAN’T BELIEVE I MISSED IT! OOOOOH MAN!
David Childs
Amazing macro!!
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx a ton David!
riverotter
Like I didn’t even have to click on the image to know this was yours on the home page! Rock on sista!! Excellent (as always). Hey, guess what? I was driving out to the farm tonight and a coyote ran right across the road in front of my car. Luckily, I was only going 25 (the speed limit). I think there was an injured animal in the field across the way that I spotted less than a mile back … Anyway, CONGRATS CARLA!!!!
riverotter
Ah, this was a bubble jeopardy of yours, that’s why I didn’t comment on it previously … LOL!!!
Carla Jandelle... replied
cool u saw a coyote! I LOVE them!
and thanx soooo much! i missed it durn it but hey…it was THERE! yeeeahhh
Joanne Bradley
Wow amazing! I am so impressed with the closeup and detail! Congrats on the homepage feature!
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx so much Joanne…this little camera i use gets the best i could ever ask for…
Deborah Milligan
superb image. congratulations on the home page
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx twice! a thrill
Bunny Clarke
Woo Hoo! Homepage feature! Congratulations! :o)
Carla Jandelle... replied
i swear i’m still in shock…i’ve waited over a year…was gone for 2 days…and look what i miss! lol
thanx Bunny!!!!
John Spies
Great to see your beautiful image on homepage
Carla Jandelle... replied
a thrill John…for sure!
Ken Thomas
Magnificent macro capture!!
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx so much Ken…these little fellows are just amazing
Vanella Mead
awesome picture and grats on the front page
Carla Jandelle... replied
thanx tons Vanella…a thrill to show this little wonder of nature
velvetkatz
This is gorgeous! I love macro’s! Thanks to people like you we keep discovering how beautiful nature is even in very small, usually unnoticed things that are all around us!
Carla Jandelle... replied
i’m doing a show soon in my location so others can see these things as well…so glad you enjoyed this and thanx for the message!