Monster Catepillar

[CharlieJ]

My son and I found this huge catepillar on a branch near a pond where we were fishing. This guy was at least 3" long -- and as big around as my pinky finger. The skies were cloudy, so I had to use a higher ISO, wide open aperture and slow shutter speed. Unfortunately, that yielded less than perfect photos.









Camera: Nikon E5700

[pjflan7]

nice shots....very cloorful and makes you wonder if you should touch it or not! Bet it would have made excellent fish bait!

[Fred flyfisher]

Wow, so colorful... nice job.

[Chewys Dad]

I used to see ones like these on some wild tomato plants that grew down by the stream.
We called them Tomato Worms, but I'm sure they would eat almost anything.
Great shots
Thanks for Sharing these
Chewys Dad.

[BellaAz]

Those are AMAZING! Very cool!

[CharlieJ]

THANKS for the compliments on the "monster catepillar". We didn't use him for bait, or even touch him. My son and I just oooh'd and ahhh'd over him, took some pics and let him go about his day. I'm glad everyone enjoyed the photos!

[mortonnixon]

I agree, they are great. Thanks for letting us ooh and ahh over the photos. It is a great subject, and I would not have noticed the high ISO or other drawbacks that you did. One of the hardest things for me to accept is that people still like something even if I don't think it turned out well because it didn't match my vision. Great work.

[toyvlle]

These shots are fantastic, but I think I may have walked the other way, he is huge, lol.
Someone said fish bait, omg you would have had to touch it, not me.

[CharlieJ]

Originally Posted by toyvlle

These shots are fantastic, but I think I may have walked the other way, he is huge, lol.
Someone said fish bait, omg you would have had to touch it, not me.

I mighta lost a finger if I grabbed that sucker. LOL! The funny part is that my son (7yo at the time) told me there was a "huge catepillar down by the water". I brushed him off three times; thinking huge meant an inch or so long, with "whiskers". When I finally went down to the water's edge, I almost fell over. Noah was right. That rascal was HUGE, for a catepillar (or tomato worm as Chewy's Dad called him).

[DavidWayne]

wow!!! now that's macro shots! great details...they look as if they were as big as a bus!