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This picture was taken in the interior parts of Calicut, Kerala, India which is surrounded with coconut and banana plantations.
The caterpillar is a geometrid moth (i.e. in the family Geometridae, commonly called "inchworms"). They are attractive little gray or yellow (sometimes other colors) moths. There are tens of thousands of species of geometrids (maybe over 100,000, we'll never know because we are losing tropical species so fast). These are particularly species found in India.
This is the information provided by Dr. Lee Dyer who maintains the website http://www.caterpillars.org.
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On 6 May 2008 Stas Miksonov gave props:
It's smiling to me! Ha! This photo make me laugh in this foggy morning ))
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On 7 May 2008 Natalie Wells gave props:
wow...too cute.
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On 8 May 2008 John Cobb gave props:
excellent.
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On 8 May 2008 Tijana Cvjetićanin said:
this is so cheerful and joyous and completely :)))))))
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On 8 May 2008 Christina McNeill said:
Great Color!!!
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On 8 May 2008 Lisa Slifko gave props:
Superb!!
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On 9 May 2008 Predrag Ilic gave props:
Excellently!!!
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On 9 May 2008 lauren smith said:
from what i think i know about caterpillars we re looking at its rear. They poof that out when they are threatened and animals mistake it for a head? nice shot of it!
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On 11 May 2008 jayemora gave props:
That is pretty cool.
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On 11 May 2008 Jamie Blaszkowiak said:
It almost looks like he is smiling!!! Great shot!!!
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On 14 May 2008 Ray Chiarello gave props:
Great shot!
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On 15 May 2008 Tiberiu Sahlean gave props:
Wonderful macro! Love it!
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On 15 May 2008 Ognjen Karabegović gave props:
Exelent creature!
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On 15 May 2008 Claudia Martin gave props:
wow! what kind of caterpillar is this? i love it!
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On 17 May 2008 Courtney Brown gave props:
This is a 'yeah' from me. Fantastic capture and beautiful colors.
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On 18 May 2008 Linda Merz gave props:
Yeah!
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On 19 May 2008 Nimai Wong gave props:
MY gosh, what in the world!? Fantastic capture!!
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On 2 June 2008 andy stenz gave props:
Wow!
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On 6 June 2008 Kesslie Bohon gave props:
great shot
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On 7 June 2008 Antje Woolum gave props:
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On 20 June 2008 Mike Manzano gave props:
This photo makes me smile =)
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On 23 June 2008 Lynn Hathaway gave props:
Just WONDERFUL!
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