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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

A Real Angry Caterpillar Causes an Extremely Short Photo Essay


This caterpillar-looking creature caught my eye when I was visiting a waterfall in northern Okinawa, Japan.  
It was crawling on a wooden post that supports the stairs and handrails leading up out of the falls.


Whenever I find a new critter, I've never seen before, I like to get plenty of photos from every possible angle.  That makes the process of identification a lot easier.


Well, this caterpillar didn't like the camera being pointed at him, I guess.


It was hard to decide whether it was grinning or growling when it looked at me.


But, I figured out he was a real angry caterpillar when he struck this pose.

Being this is Okinawa, that guy could know karate.

So, I went home.








10 comments:

  1. Laura,
    Some tough characters live on this island. Hah !

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  2. You better watch your back Mike, this guy will be a karate kicking butterfly soon...

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  3. Ryan,
    Aw, I ain't really worried. Me and wild things usually get along great together!

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  4. The cutest angry caterpillar ever!

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  5. Mommy Cracked,
    Sort of a handsome devil. Wasn't he ?

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  6. He looks like he could make for a great monster to battle Godzilla.

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  7. Shannon,
    Thanks. Glad the l'il critter tickled you !

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