This is not at all about Kafka's Metamorphosis!
Anyone who has ever seen a moth will be amazed at the beauty of this insect, which is a close relative of the butterfly. So did I. Yes, moths are cute and adorable insects. I even really want to touch the soft thick fur, and if they could be kept as pets, I would definitely adopt as many as I could. But before they metamorphose into moths, they are just weird and creepy larvae. They attack the leaves of plants and damage the parts by making holes in them.
This is a caterpillar or larva of the ochre-winged hag moth. That's what I found in the guava tree in my yard. Most caterpillars are covered with spines all over the body. But this one has a bald back surface, while the spines are only on the sides. Those were extremely terrifying and venomous thorns. Do you have enough courage to touch it? I'm not crazy enough to do that yet.
| Latin name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lithacodes fasciola | 20.03.2023 | Mns. Gampong Njong, Bandar Baru, Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh, Indonesia |
This is another entry I submitted for the daily #monomad challenge.
All of the images here are my own work, taken with Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.
