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Tobacco Hornworm and friends


Posted by D7avid on Sat Aug 30, 2014 4:27 pm

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Not really too friendly.I had thought that these were the eggs of a parasitic wasp.Actually the wasp lays many eggs under the skin of the CP ,which hatch and then feed until they burrow through the skin and pupate in these cocoons .After hatching the wasps fly away and begin the cycle again.The caterpillars are weakened and die even though this one was happily munching away on a tomato plant when spotted

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by kevinfeenstra on Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:35 pm
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Nice image and a fine natural history post.
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by Tom Whelan on Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:46 pm
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Fine behavioral image - it's amazing that the caterpillar can survive the invasion to this stage.
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by wtracyparnell on Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:20 am
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Very good behavior shot, nice detail and light, great information as well.
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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:02 am
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Hi

A top shot in my book that certainly shows off the behaviour well and has been well executed


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