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This is a very special larva, and one I’ve wanted to find for years! This is Darapsa versicolor or the Hydrangea Sphinx. This is one of 3 species in the genus Darapsa, the other two being D. myron and D. choerilus. This species is arguably the most uncommon of the 3. I have finally managed to figure out where to find the adults, and after getting a multitude at one of my field sites, @professional_scrub and I began to search their hostplants for larvae. Well, I didn’t find one, but @professional_scrub did. These caterpillars are quite cool and are quite stunning with their red spiracles and feet. This photo was taken the night we found the larva. I must say I’m extremely pleased with the way it turned out. I’ll be sure to post a photo of the adult later! #Darapsa #Darapsaversicolor #HydrangeaSphinx #Sphingidae #Caterpillar #HawkMoth #SphinxMoth #Moth #Insect #MacroPhoto #Photography #Insects_of_our_world #igclub_butterfly #igcb_mothmonday #macrogrammers #macrointhewild #Buttonbush #Plants #Research #FieldWork https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ojapLg8yt/?igshid=1d5gmu744e1qc

This is the last in the series from the Southeast, the last two images will be from South Florida and I’ll explain why I differentiated the two regions. This is Acharia stimulea or the Saddleback caterpillar. These and other Limacodidae (Slug Moths) are abundant in the fall season. This particular individual was huge and near pupation. The habitat photo was the only one in this series I had to totally fudge. Limacodidae are found nearly everywhere, but for the life of me, I couldn’t make a good habitat shot out of it! So when I found this tree overlooking a marsh, and made a cool photo from it, that I would have to cheat a little bit. #saddleback #caterpillar #macro #macro_brilliance #macrointhewild #insect #lepidoptera #achariastimulea #acharia #saddleback #landscape #moth #photography #photoproject #southeast #nature

A fairly intimidating and to be honest, quite creepy Giant King Cricket from the rainforests of the Australian east coasts. There's a video of its threat display in my feed. - - - - #inverts #invertebrate #kingcricket #giant #cricket #macrointhewild #wildoz #abcwildoz

I don't really know what this is. Please tell me in the comments. I've always just called them King Crickets. If I was in New Zealand id call it a Weta. #wildoz #abcwildoz #threatdisplay #insects #macrointhewild #crickets #weta #australia #forestfauna