Tiny visitor

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Comments

Clifford Dupuis

25 days ago

wow what a great find and you have photographed it perfectly. The colors and bokeh are excellent

Jane LeBlanc

24 days ago

Thanks Clifford

Debra Plett

a month ago

Very cool Jane, glad you are getting the caterpillars.beautiful shot too. Love the colours and love the fact that this will become a butterfly.

Jane LeBlanc

a month ago

Thanks Debra

Yves Langlois

a month ago

Nice capture Jane. Caterpillar are good subjects to photography for the great colours and patterns they have. Like your description to that beautyful one.

Jane LeBlanc

a month ago

Thanks Yves

Description
This tiny monarch caterpillar was found on my milkweed plant today. Since monarchs are getting to be 'endangered', I was excited to see this one and a much smaller one. This one less than an inch long, the other one no bigger than the tip of my baby finger. I hope they survive.
Taken By
Jane LeBlanc
Taken On
July 4, 2025
Tagged
monarch caterpillar milkweed animal insect invertebrate worm green arthropod yellow pollinator larva close-up macro_photography
  • Focal: 350
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6.3

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