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Posted: 31 May 2015

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1/100 • f/8.0 • 50.0 mm • ISO 1600 •

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The green giant

The green giant
Well, it was about 80mm long! I'm fairly sure it is the caterpillar stage of a Hawk Moth, found from China through SE Asia and India down to southern Australia.
Musical link here. Try viewing it large.

Explored.

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22 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Absolutely beautiful this shot
Good week George.
9 years ago.
 Rita Guimaraes
Rita Guimaraes
Absolutely GREAT shot!
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Grow and become the best you can be !!!
9 years ago.
 Thérèse
Thérèse club
fantastique macro !!!
9 years ago.
 Richard Nuttall
Richard Nuttall
Definitely a Hawk Moth of some kind, we get similar huge ones here in England
9 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Gigantic! I imagine that moth eats a lot...
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o I think you are right about what it is ... and remember seeing
one with that spur on the end many years ago ... a tasty treat if
he survives being food for the birds ;-). I wish for fine weather
George 4U this week ... !!! bye for now oOo
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Outstanding shot!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
reckon you need a funny from the Grumpy Old Men's Club .... !!!

*

An elderly patient went to the doctor . . .

I need your help, doctor !

He said ~ do you remember those voices in my head
which I've been complaining about for years ?

Yes !

Well they have suddenly stopped . . . !

That's good, so whats the problem ?

I think I might be going deaf !

GRUMPY OLD MENS CLUB
9 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
Lol !
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in GREEN 4U
9 years ago.
 Brenda Boisvert
Brenda Boisvert
Fabulous shot!
9 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Splendid macro.
9 years ago.
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Espectacular macro, muy bueno.
9 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Wonderful...Have a great week my friend ;-)
9 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Very beautiful close-up.
9 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
CONGRATULATIONS from the MEMBERS of EXPLORED 4U

;-) pleased you smiled ;-)
9 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A remarkable caterpillar very well photographed. A clever link the music and a superb performance. Thank you for posting to 'Soundtrack to Life', George.
9 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
Beautiful macro!
ADMIRED in NATURE 4U
9 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
That would chew its way through quitea bit of garden in a day!!!
9 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Thank you all for your kind comments and faves on this image. Our garden was safe, it was munching on a vine running along the fence - and about to pupate for the winter.
9 years ago.

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