Giant Sphinx
Giant Sphinx Moth caterpillar (Cocytius antaeus) - The Main Park road (State Highway 9336) where it intersects with Rock Reef Pass, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida
A giant caterpillar I found near the Rock Reef Pass Boardwalk. This guy was easily the size of my index finger, and I have big fingers that Dah Wife says are the size of hot dogs. It was also quite a sturdy bugger that shook the shrub it was on when it vigorously wiggled as a defensive strategy against predators.
My thanks to the folks at BugGuide for their help in identifying this remarkable critter. Click on the following link to see the BugGuide posting.
Giant Sphinx
Giant Sphinx Moth caterpillar (Cocytius antaeus) - The Main Park road (State Highway 9336) where it intersects with Rock Reef Pass, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida
A giant caterpillar I found near the Rock Reef Pass Boardwalk. This guy was easily the size of my index finger, and I have big fingers that Dah Wife says are the size of hot dogs. It was also quite a sturdy bugger that shook the shrub it was on when it vigorously wiggled as a defensive strategy against predators.
My thanks to the folks at BugGuide for their help in identifying this remarkable critter. Click on the following link to see the BugGuide posting.