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Not Halloween, although the themes and time-of-year are similar. A fun local festival with good food, music and some thrills for the kids!
Ms. MOZ - March 2017
SL Legacy Name: Melita Reddevil
Outfit:
Dress: Carly Knit Dress & Wide Buckled Belt
Jacket: Rolled Cuff Jacket
Shoes: Mid Calf Heeled - Black Ostrich (Retired)
Body: Maitreya Lara
Head: Catwa Catya
Hair: Truth Hair - Lisette
When not feeling threatened and when not active, the stinging nettle caterpillars lower their armoury similar to closing the frame of an umbrella to resemble a wet Chinese calligraphy brush.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
see comments for additional image (different individual).....
USAF 81-0975 - Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II - US Air Force
at London International Airport (YXU)
during the 2018 London Air Show
c/n A10-0670 - built in 1981
"Red Devils" - 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing. It is assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
View my other images of Limacodid Caterpillars from China (Beijing and Yunnan) in my photostream, HERE.
One of Rankin ISD's activity buses; a 2009 All American A3RE. Picture taken at Wink High School in Wink, TX.
USAF 78-0641 - Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II - US Air Force
at London International Airport (YXU)
during the 2018 London Air Show
c/n A10-0261 - built in 1978
"Red Devils" - 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing. It is assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft.
Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Setora sp., Limacodidae) "Red Devil"
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
(see adjacent photostream images for others in this series)
View all images in the THE VIEW FROM ABOVE series in my photostream HERE.
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USAF 78-0641 - Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II - US Air Force
at London International Airport (YXU)
during the 2018 London Air Show
c/n A10-0261 - built in 1978
"Red Devils" - 107th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing. It is assigned to Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan and is equipped with the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft.
Cup Moth larvae are often highly ornamented and brightly colored. Two main types can be distinguished: larvae armed with rows of protuberances bearing stinging spines called nettle caterpillars, or non-spined forms where the surface of the larvae may by completely smooth, called gelatine caterpillars. The larvae of this family bear no prolegs on their abdominal segments. The larva attaches itself to the substrate by means of an adhesive ventral surface. The movement is like a slug hence their generic name.
A stinging slug caterpillar (like this one) generally bears warning colouration and stinging hairs. These hairs can inject a venom from poison sacs carried at their base that are used as defensive weapons. Reactions can range from a mild itching to a very painful sting.
View my other images of Limacodid Caterpillars from China (Beijing and Yunnan) in my photostream, HERE.
You will notice I have given each individual a descriptive superhero-style name in the title of the image. The Setora genus have several colour variations - "Red Devil", "Yellow Devil" and "Green Devil". This is for my own reference mainly because practically none of these caterpillars are identified (maybe even ever formally) and this will allow me to group the growing number of images I have into their like-kinds including the various instars I have captured. The names will be included as tags.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Racing from Silverstone, UK. Part of the British Touring Car Championship and support races/entertainment.
Early- to Mid-instar Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Setora sp., Limacodidae) "Red Devil"
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
(see adjacent photostream images for others in this series)
View all images in the THE VIEW FROM ABOVE series in my photostream HERE.
see comments for additional image…..
Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Setora sp., Limacodidae)
When not threatened, the Setora Limacodid caterpillars keep their battery of stinging spines tucked neatly away like the bristles of a wet calligraphy brush.
The slightest disturbance (even as little as a gentle touch of the leaf it is on) galvanises the caterpillar into alert mode and the unfurling of it's stinging spines.
see comments for additional image of the defensive posture…...
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Limacodidae) "Red Devil"
Cup Moth larvae are often highly ornamented and brightly colored. Two main types can be distinguished: larvae armed with rows of protuberances bearing stinging spines called nettle caterpillars, or non-spined forms where the surface of the larvae may by completely smooth, called gelatine or just slug caterpillars. The larvae of this family bear no prolegs on their abdominal segments. The larva attaches itself to the substrate by means of an adhesive ventral surface. The movement is like a slug hence their generic name.
A stinging slug caterpillar generally bears warning colouration and stinging hairs. These hairs can inject a venom from poison sacs carried at their base that are used as defensive weapons. Reactions can range from a mild itching to a very painful sting.
Globally, the connection between adult cup moths and their caterpillars remains sketchy. Although many, and increasingly more, of the moths are being identified, their life cycles have not been studied or recorded. This is particularly apparent regionally. As fascinating as these caterpillars are, few can be linked to their night-flying mature forms. Hence, should you be browsing my Flickr set of Limacodid Caterpillars, the majority are generically named and only tentatively identified.
See posts on my tumblr blog, SINOBUG, featuring these magnificent caterpillars HERE.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
(see adjacent photostream images for others in this series)