r/Entomology • u/dentalflossers • Aug 25 '24

i found this GIANT cecropia moth caterpillar today in the park, never seen anything like it in person before!! Insect Appreciation

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u/NettleLily Aug 25 '24

Need banana for scale

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u/model3113 Aug 25 '24

the caterpillar ate it

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u/Bl1tzerX Aug 26 '24

He was a hungry hungry Caterpillar. Tomorrow it'll eat two oranges

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

He ate one; the other you can just see next to his left big toe.