Today we were out in the school forest starting our Adopt-A-Tree project. While measuring and observing our trees, we found this guy on an ash tree. It is a fawn sphinx moth caterpillar and is one of the prettiest caterpillars out there. The bright green color and the iridescent blue and black speckled horn make it seem like a fake toy. At first the caterpillar didn't move a whole lot, but he soon was crawling around across everyone's hands. We all got a good look at this amazing creature before we let him go where we found him.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Yes, this is real!
Today we were out in the school forest starting our Adopt-A-Tree project. While measuring and observing our trees, we found this guy on an ash tree. It is a fawn sphinx moth caterpillar and is one of the prettiest caterpillars out there. The bright green color and the iridescent blue and black speckled horn make it seem like a fake toy. At first the caterpillar didn't move a whole lot, but he soon was crawling around across everyone's hands. We all got a good look at this amazing creature before we let him go where we found him.
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