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209/365: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ~ Lao Tzu

209/365: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ~ Lao Tzu
4 more pictures in notes above! :)

For the past few days I've been checking on the tiny eggs I found on the Milkweed stems, and this morning was HATCH DAY!! First I found a single caterpillar...and then I found dozens of adorable, itty bitty caterpillars crawling all over the leaf where their eggs had been attached! Talk about TINY!!! These little guys are just 1/16" in size and as cute as a fuzzy button! Would you just LOOK at that fancy hair?! We're talking HIGH FASHION here!!

I went out twice to take pictures--once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and I'm glad I went the second time because on the way to the large Milkweed patch, I stopped by the smaller patch and found a pair of MATING Clio Tiger Moths--which is what these caterpillars will turn into!! Talk about luck! I got a picture of them to share, and a collage of images of the fuzzy babies--plus a couple of extras included in notes! HOORAY FOR HATCH DAY!!! :D

Laozi or Lao Tzu; also romanized as Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Laocius, and other variations) (fl. 6th century BCE) was a philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tào Té Chīng has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones". Wkipedia: Lao Tzu

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16 comments - The latest ones
 Pam J
Pam J club
Oh.... that... fuzz !!!

Just simply amazing!! And the Mum and Dad !!!!

The quote by Lao Tzu is a favourite too . The Tao temples were places i found real peace in in HK.

Janet... your photography and your humour and your insight are a wonderful gift your share so generously.
10 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Excellent macros, great description.
10 years ago.
 Bruno B
Bruno B
Les images que tu nous offres nous permettent de saisir la richesse et la complexité de notre environnement naturel immédiat. Chaque chose, même la plus insignifiante, est à sa place et a sa raison d'être...Merci Janet de nous faire partager ta passion pour le microcosme.
La petite chenille hirsute est une merveille de la nature!!
10 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Stunning series of excellent macros with great details and bokeh!
Congrats on your outstanding work, Janet!
Happy Hatchday to all those teeny weeny caterpillars and beautiful tiger moths-to-be! :))
10 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
splendid close up Janet!
10 years ago.
 Antonio
Antonio
Great macro!
10 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A marvellous set of photos, excellent detail Janet. I'm impressed that you actually found the tiny caterpillars climbing out of the eggs. Wow! :)
10 years ago.
 1banaan
1banaan club
Beautiful series of macros!
10 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Wonderful macro Janet.
Have a lovely day :-)
10 years ago.
 Phill G
Phill G
Fabulous pics of this tiny critter, Janet!
10 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Fantastic macro shot.
10 years ago.
 Pachelbel Canon
Pachelbel Canon
It is a strangely haunted world down there amid the macros and dewdrops and furry friends
10 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Great shot!
10 years ago.
 Rafael
Rafael club
Lo repelente es bello !!!
10 years ago.
 Jim Boynton
Jim Boynton
The hair is fabulous! Cool set of pictures! Off to fav the moth porn now.
10 years ago.
 Françoise Delestrade
Françoise Delestrade
Un ensemble merveilleux
10 years ago.

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