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This is a luna moth caterpillar for those that don’t know.

I found it on the playground under the big old Beech tree. 

They are harmless though they don’t look it.

The moths live only for about one day and they don’t eat at all.

They just recreate and then die.

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  1. Fun6014 September 2021 at 08:14

    Love the title. One of my children's and now grandchildren's favourite books. Many years ago we looked after a lunar moth caterpillar and had to feed it mulberry leaves which were difficult to find. Must have done something right as it did emerge into a beautiful moth.

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  2. NCSue14 September 2021 at 10:00

    I think they're rather beautiful, as are luna moths.
    Thanks so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-sistine-chapel-exhibit.html

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  3. Ginny Hartzler14 September 2021 at 14:00

    What a wonderful macro. and you snapped it in the sunlight as well! So I guess 99% of their life is spent as a caterpillar. Interesting. I think the Atlas Moth has no mouth either.

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  4. Lydia C. Lee14 September 2021 at 16:53

    What fantastic shots! Such detail!

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  5. Veronica Lee15 September 2021 at 10:15

    Beautiful macro shots!

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  6. Rambling Woods17 September 2021 at 17:46

    I love luna moths but I have only seen a single cat here...

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