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Hairy Harry

Happy Friday Caterpillar...More aggressive self-defense measures are taken by some caterpillars. These measures include having spiny bristles or long fine hair-like setae with detachable tips that will irritate by lodging in the skin or mucous membranes. However some birds (such as cuckoos) will swallow even the hairiest of caterpillars.

 

from Wikipedia.

 

Nikon D90 + Tamron SP 90mm + Ringflash + Handheld.

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Uploaded on February 22, 2013
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