Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillar with parasitic lice, mites or fleas.

Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillar in the rain on the patio, enlarging image shows numerous parasitic lice or mites on it quite clearly. After taking this picture I carried it into the wood, but did not even know it had passengers until I saw the picture on the computer screen. Taken 20/9/2011 in North Devon.

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