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Dean Morley (mostly off)

Dean Morley (mostly off) club

Posted: 07 Aug 2010

Taken: 06 Aug 2010

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1/200 • f/9.0 • 105.0 mm • ISO 100 •

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

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macro •
silkmoth •
saturniid •
moulting •
saturniidae •
Attacus atlas •
Giant •
Atlas •
caterpillar •
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Giant Atlas (Attacus atlas) caterpillar

Giant Atlas (Attacus atlas) caterpillar
I am currently rearing this larva at home.
This image shows the larva shortly after its final moult, with the old skin at the rear. The larva will eat this skin for nutrients before it resumes feeding on leaves.
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