Inverted Connectors
Caterpillars, as a general rule, are heavily bodied in relation to other life forms. Powerful prolegs perform as feets of strength, equipped with a series of hook-like appendages to support the weight of their bodies as they live their lives upside-down.
Black-spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina)
Catoctin Mountains
Frederick County, Maryland
August 30, 2017
Thanks everyone for the visits, comments and faves.
Happy Macro Monday!
Inverted Connectors
Caterpillars, as a general rule, are heavily bodied in relation to other life forms. Powerful prolegs perform as feets of strength, equipped with a series of hook-like appendages to support the weight of their bodies as they live their lives upside-down.
Black-spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina)
Catoctin Mountains
Frederick County, Maryland
August 30, 2017
Thanks everyone for the visits, comments and faves.
Happy Macro Monday!