Anthony2d ago
#FotoVorschlag “Naturnah // Close to Nature” I don’t think there’s a better Vorschlag for macro than this. Yesterday it rained quite a bit and I thought it was a good time to go around looking for insects.

Here we have a Caterpillar that has perfect orbs of water caught in its hair. These guys remind me of shaggy dogs because it’s really hard to see their face for all the fur.

#nature #naturephotography #photography #fotografie #upclose #macro #macrophotography #caterpillars #water #droplets #waterdrops #insects #insekten #fujifilm #lightroom
Show threadKirsty2d ago

#MonarchButterfly #caterpillars #SwanPlants
Another part of 🧵

Today’s update. Our statice are now about to host some cocoons. But the reducing supply of leaves on the swan plants seem to have convinced some of the larger caterpillars to do the right thing. And some caterpillars from our decoy plants have already got the message, 2 new cocoons, and one more happening now.
#BloomScrolling

Show threadKirsty2d ago

An update on our #MonarchButterfly #caterpillars which are providing a lot of entertainment this Easter.

These photos were taken over the course of two hours.

Part of 🧵

Show threadKirsty4d ago

Another recent children’s book on #MonarchButterflies. Highly recommend this, if you can find a copy.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58860584-blaze---guardian-of-the-monarchs

It is aimed at children older than #VeryHungryCaterpillar.
(See above post ⬆️) #Caterpillars #Bookstodon #ChildrensBook #Butterflies

Blaze - Guardian of the Monarchs

“Full of facts and attractive illustrations, this book …

Goodreads
Ryan HodnettMar 29

Eastern Tent Caterpillars (Malacosoma americana)

#TentCaterpillars #Caterpillars #Lepidoptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Insects #Moths #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Nilem🕷️Mar 22

Chenille non identifiée (pour l'instant)

#caterpillars #arthropods #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography

Richard Michael BlaberMar 4
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/04/caterpillars-spring-moth-population. Save the #caterpillars! Save the #moths!
Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities

Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into

The Guardian
TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Mar 2

🦋🐜 Researchers found that Alcon blue #caterpillars can mimic the specific acoustic pulses of a queen ant.

By sounding like royalty, they convince worker #ants to carry them home and protect them from predators.

👉 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/baby-butterflies-use-rhythm-to-fool-ants-into-taking-care-of-them/

#research #biology #nature #butterflies #science #evolution #wildlife #insects

Baby butterflies use rhythm to fool ants into taking care of them

These caterpillars rely on ants to tend them, and they use a surprisingly complex sense of rhythm to make it happen

Scientific American
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Feb 26

Bug beats: Caterpillars use complex rhythms to communicate with ants https://phys.org/news/2026-02-bug-caterpillars-complex-rhythms-communicate.html Paper by Chiara De Gregorio et al.: https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.70223

"#ants treat the #caterpillars like colony members, carrying them into nests, protecting and feeding them. Caterpillars provide sugary secretions to ants or mimic ant behavior... chemical mimicry has long been known to underpin these relationships... caterpillars also use precisely timed vibrational rhythms to attract and appease their hosts"

OmilenFeb 19
Before becoming a discreet moth, one must be a colorful caterpillar.
Photo of a Malacosoma neustria caterpillar, summer.
#NaturePhotography #Insects #Caterpillars #Moths