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What will happen to the caterpillar and to me?

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24.06.2006 1:18, RippeR

OK:
take such a caterpillar, a couple of leaves, throw it in a jar with a small amount of earth and bring out a beautiful butterfly (for fun smile.gif)

In the picture, the caterpillar looks like a Death's Head hawk moth.. the vineyard is unlikely to have the same appearance..

Photo number one - Hawk moth wine medium, grape things devour, rather he?
On the second - Hippotion celerio I don't remember the Russian name, like big wine, maybe also devours grapes.
Other hawk moth caterpillars do not fit the description..

Pictures:
picture: InLeSpDeElL0004.jpg
InLeSpDeElL0004.jpg — (30.18к)

picture: Hippotion_celerio.jpg
Hippotion_celerio.jpg — (24.69к)

24.06.2006 1:25, Ok

second second jump.gif
thanks mol.gif

bring out... a butterfly... from the caterpillar eek.gif
No, I can't ... redface.gif

24.06.2006 2:33, Ok

yes, exactly, the second one...
will you tell me where his front is?" redface.gif confused.gif

24.06.2006 8:31, sealor

Where there is a horn, there is a back part, where there is a spot, there is a front.

RippeR
" bring out a beautiful butterfly (for fun)"

Not everyone brings out a butterfly to pin it in a box, you can admire and let smile.gifgo
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24.06.2006 10:48, Tigran Oganesov

24.06.2006 14:53, Chromocenter

"will you tell me where his front is anyway?"
Well, she eats in front (like us... tongue.gif )

24.06.2006 21:45, RippeR

You can argue with that.. This is just what we call it before wink.gif

25.06.2006 15:34, AlexRider

Since the topic was about hawk moth caterpillars, I have long wanted to ask specialists in lepidopterology whether their spike on the pygidia, which, as far as I know, is a characteristic feature of the entire family, has any functional significance.
It seems that in case of danger, at least some hawk moth caterpillars can raise their front part of the body and "stick out" (defensive posture), but I have never seen or heard them start waving their ass with a spike, as for example, sawfly false caterpillars do on a leaf, only they do not have spikes.

25.06.2006 16:57, RippeR

I don't know the answer, but I saw myself when I took their caterpillars in my hands that they began to twitch, curling up in a ball first on one side, then on the other very sharply.. maybe they can do something with their spike.

25.06.2006 18:09, Ok

Where there is a horn, there is a back part, where there is a spot, there is a front.

That's the spot we took for an eye lol.gif



thank you!!! EVERYONE!!!

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