tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post262984349118014802..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: Contortionist CaterpillarsDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-38609872323198085592012-03-24T22:55:15.576+11:002012-03-24T22:55:15.576+11:00Hi Amanda
Glad to have been able to help you ident...Hi Amanda<br />Glad to have been able to help you identify these remarkable Caterpillars.<br />Thanks for letting me know - the Feedback is nice for me, personally.<br />Makes late nights on the computer worthwhile.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-23416630661163875532012-03-24T20:43:31.784+11:002012-03-24T20:43:31.784+11:00Thanks for your website as I also found those cate...Thanks for your website as I also found those caterpillars today on a form of acacia plant and your site enabled me to find out what they are. It was interesting watching them curl back and the 'eye' open.<br />AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-41064622758662058172012-02-19T22:50:17.073+11:002012-02-19T22:50:17.073+11:00Hi Bronwen
You get the prize for the best comment ...Hi Bronwen<br />You get the prize for the best comment this year.<br />I also browsed Wikipedia before I wrote my article, and came across the mysterious Lobster Moth caterpillar.<br />Too weird.<br />I think there must be something to do with the chemicals these animals ingest.<br />A bit like the Wanderer Butterflies being toxic from their caterpillars living off the Milk Vine family.<br />In this case the Sapindaceae is not "used" much in Australia, but very many tropical fruit plants come from them, and some drugs are sourced from this Family.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-83839042615974908252012-02-19T22:30:50.147+11:002012-02-19T22:30:50.147+11:00That's one of the weirdest things I've see...That's one of the weirdest things I've seen in a long time, Denis. You keep coming up with the goods. <br /><br />It's quite a bit like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stauropus_fagi_caterpillar.jpg" rel="nofollow">caterpillar of the lobster moth</a>, which is in the same family. Strange animals.Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-57352182924808719262012-02-19T12:11:16.210+11:002012-02-19T12:11:16.210+11:00Thanks Wilma
Yes, so amazing, I really still do no...Thanks Wilma<br />Yes, so amazing, I really still do not understand quite how and why it has developed that hammer-shaped rear end.<br />One must do a lot of "defensive posturing" to have developed such an elaborate body transformation.<br />Clearly designed to keep birds and small animals at bay.<br />Well, it kept me at bay too.<br />I am kicking myself that I didn't get a "face on" view of its mouth and eyes. But in truth, I didn't know which end was which when I fist saw it.<br />Not often one says that.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-55529923816447261112012-02-19T07:02:58.537+11:002012-02-19T07:02:58.537+11:00quite an amazing creature!quite an amazing creature!Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.com