20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar Eating Leaf

Most caterpillar pictures are taken from the top or the side. This little one posed perfectly for me, so I could get a belly view. In this photograph, you get to see the beauty of the caterpillars prolegs and suction-like feet.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 09.2022
Photo Location: Lancaster, Oh, United States of America
Camera: ILCA-68
Copyright: © Wilfreda Wiseman