Caterpillar

[Dick Boone]

This caterpillar and four of its friends invaded my flower garden last fall and devoured every leaf on this plant in one afternoon. When I looked later they were all gone without a trace. I have a suspicion that one of my resident Mockingbirds had them for dinner. D2x plus Sigma 105 macro plus Nikon PK13 extension ring. ISO 100; 1/60th @ f8 and I used a SB800 hand-held flash with diffuser (reduced output, but I don't remember the setting).

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet looking bug Dick !!! Excellent pose and setting Just a little more parallel would have had the entire caterpillar razor sharp !!!

[John Cooper]

Appealing composition Dick with caterpillar placed on the diagonal and sharp where it counts. Nice macro capture!!
We also get this species down under.

[Robert O'Toole]

Dick,

This guy would be a hornworm.

Nice detail in the image. I like the composition. Was the image taken at night?

It looks like there is a little flash shadow on the caterpiller.

Robert