There is a caterpillar that camouflages itself by putting bits of the plant it's eating on little pincers that run along it's back. The source for this is me, I found this guy years ago. It's called a Camouflaged Looper.
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red and green, the coolest colour scheme! My favourite!
I think that is the coolest thing I have ever heard. Wish I had a camouflages caterpillar for a pet.
What would you do with a camouflage caterpillar, maybe you take along to work...lol
I'd leave the caterpillar where I found it, after taking it's picture many times. This picture, however, has been used in a few college classes, and believe it or not, I sold it to a Swiss women's fashion magazine.
Wow, that is a really cool looking littler caterpillar! Thanks for sharing the pic! :)
red and green.... so cool together, my favourite !
That is a really cool looking caterpillar! I found this guy in the parking lot at my work. I escorted him to the nearest bush.
I see you found yourself a pokemon there. Legitimately cool looking caterpillar you found there though.
and this happened.
Wow. Do you know what she is? Other than awesome?
So... I am no bug expert, but from what I could find it seems to be a Luna Moth Caterpillar, which turns into this beauty:
-Image compliments of Google-
They unfortunately don't inhabit my country, but they are quite a beautiful sight to behold. Nice find @gogogadgetupvote
I have never seen any butterflies or moths like that in the Pacific Northwest. What part of the world are those Luna Moth's from?
So... I am not from USA, so I do not know the geographic layout that well, but to borrow from Wikipedia...
No idea. But I also found this one!
Yes, I was petting it so I could get a picture of it's wings open.
That's a male eastern tiger swallowtail.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/491