This micro tiny caterpillar is one of nature's amazing punky freak shows... the spikes, the colors, the threats, and the alien 'eyes' on it's back. Another case of caterpillar trickery, where the butt end always looks like the face and the face looks like... well, the butt. The only way I could be wrong about this, is if all the caterpillars I have been finding lately are crawling backwards...
The green color is very bright, and the brown dot with the bright white border makes it stand out - I would say this is not really meant to be camo, and with all those needles pointing off both ends I don't think it needs it.
This pic below is of it's face... which looks mostly blank, or maybe like a hairy eyebrow'ed old man giving some youngens a scowl....
AND this (below) is the other end, totally biomimic'ing an alien from outer space. :)
Can anyone give an ID on this tiny tough guy? Will he become a butterfly or moth?Xoxoxo
