Sensible Erection | 22 Weird and Beautiful Caterpillars

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

quote [ Actually, a caterpillar is a young butterfly or moth that has just hatched out of its egg. Their look varies from scary to cute, but they always grab my attention when I find one in my garden. ]

They are all beautiful.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8554012.stm

[by JOECAM@5:58amGMT] [+10 Good]

Comments

Skuld said @ 6:22am GMT on 9th Mar
Let's hear it for being bold about not being eaten!

pelon said @ 6:33am GMT on 9th Mar [Score:1 Insightful]
Nice. I wish there were pictures of the eventual butterfly counterparts.

umm...weird said @ 11:44pm GMT on 9th Mar
#7, 9, 10 turn into relatively drab moths mostly shades of brown and cream. But some have striking green streaks on the abdomen and wings that are quite pretty.

Ankylosaur said @ 6:39am GMT on 9th Mar
They also have nice photos of jumping spiders.

swiggy said @ 7:09am GMT on 9th Mar

swiggy said @ 7:10am GMT on 9th Mar [Score:1 Underrated]
whoops.

CapnSilver said @ 7:50am GMT on 9th Mar
I once touched a #11 and was in pain for hours.

Don't do that at home kids

KropperPrime said @ 8:18am GMT on 9th Mar
Aww but it is sooo cute.

swiggy said @ 9:06am GMT on 9th Mar [Score:1 Informative]
so...I shouldn't let it crawl around on my dick then.

Good to know.

spite48 said @ 1:26pm GMT on 9th Mar
Bright Colours: Sometimes they're nature's way of saying "Stay the fuck away"

v21 said @ 3:43pm GMT on 9th Mar
No, do it at a hospital.

b said @ 4:38pm GMT on 9th Mar [Score:1 Funny]
some other interesting stuff around the site too: http://www.boredpanda.com/g-spot-mouse-by-andy-kurovets/

also, the caterpillar photos are great, but a little blurb accompanying each would have been nice. at least a name, in case someone wanted to do a little further research.

b said @ 5:05pm GMT on 9th Mar
this is good too:

http://www.boredpanda.com/30-creative-bag-advertisements/

shiney things said @ 6:52pm GMT on 9th Mar
+1 Bored Panda. I didn't know the site existed before now, but I'm in love.

umm...weird said @ 11:43pm GMT on 9th Mar [Score:1 Interesting]
#7 and 9 (I think) and 10 (for sure) are part of a family called Limacodidae. Also known as slug moths. They're cool because they've lost all of their pro-legs and only have sucker pads. I'm currently creating a phylogeny for them using genetic markers.