With Neck, Pt. 3 - _TNY_1767S2

Sawfly larvae (Symphyta p.) can quite easily be distinguished from butterfly catepillars by looking at the head. Sawflies have a distinct neck like this one while caterpillars have the head more integrated in the body.

 

This one and a whole bunch of its brothers and sisters had devoured most of the leaves on a poor little tree, eating everything but the veins of the leaves.

 

They do like to sit curled like this at the end of the naked veins, I'm thinking it is some sort of camouflage idea trying to look like leaf veins themselves or something.

 

This particular shot is a two exposure focus stack compiled using Zerene Stacker for a little extra depth of field.

 

I haven't managed to figure out the exact species of this one (there are 824 species in Sweden), but I kind of like the translucent body of it. I found in Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park in mid-June.

 

Part 1 is another one (but straight) on the bark of the same tree here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51940309061/

 

Part 2 is the same animal than this: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51988684316/

Done