vegas princess—It's a hornworm caterpillar covered with parasitic wasp eggs. They are really bad for tomatoes plants—which is where I found the bugger.
I was grossed out by him too, but compelled enough by the eggs to go grab my camera before I cut the branch to dispose of him.
connie—I know it gets the eww factor for content—even I get the willies when I look at it. Something about the image really spoke to me though. I think the shallow dof and softness contrasting with the ick of the subject merries well.
All kinds of wildlife!!! :)
ReplyDeleteEeew is that some type of worm? Yuck! The photo is really cool though. It's so cool looking.
ReplyDeleteYou're right; strainer head is always fun. :)
ReplyDeleteCool photos all of them! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome shots - the first and the last both made me smile. Very cute.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the second one. That thing is seriously nasty.
ReplyDeleteLove your redundant zebra.
ReplyDeletesecret agent mama—That's really all I shot this week.
ReplyDeletehip chick—It's a hornworm caterpillar. Gross, right?
rebecca—The difference in the way it fits on his head in those two pictures cracks me up.
rebecca canon—Thanks!
maggie's mind—Glad I could bring a smile to your face today.
nobody—The white sacs all over it are parasitic wasp eggs. Does that make it even more disgusting?
texasholly—Thanks! I thought it was kind of ironic.
What the heck is THAT thing in the second picture? It is giving me the willies.
ReplyDeletevegas princess—It's a hornworm caterpillar covered with parasitic wasp eggs. They are really bad for tomatoes plants—which is where I found the bugger.
ReplyDeleteI was grossed out by him too, but compelled enough by the eggs to go grab my camera before I cut the branch to dispose of him.
Great winners this week`minus the worm one=ewww, but cool looking for a pic ;) My faves are the strainer head=TOO cute & the zebra one :)
ReplyDeleteconnie—I know it gets the eww factor for content—even I get the willies when I look at it. Something about the image really spoke to me though. I think the shallow dof and softness contrasting with the ick of the subject merries well.
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