Tuesday, June 19, 2012

My First Caterpillar

My first caterpillar that I found was a army worm. We had named the caterpillar rusty after the location it was found, on a "rusty" fence.
The army worm is dull grey and yellow striped caterpillar. They can mature to be 1.5 to 2 inches. These worms eat "everything" and then they move on in their "army" hence the name. There have been outbreaks of this worm in Ethiopia, Jubba Valley, Tanzania and many more.

Army worm, Caterpillar



























Army worm, Adults




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