Emeralds, Tigers, Titans, and Nymphs

Top Photo: Male eastern tiger swallowtail. The flowers in the photo are black-eyed Susan. But, notice where the arrow points. It’s pointing at what appears to be debris on the disc of one of the flowers.     The debris is actually a caterpillar, a camouflaged looper, the larva of a small moth.     Still doesn’t look like a caterpillar?     These small caterpillars attach flower and plant parts to themselves in order to disappear into the flower. In truth, I’m notRead more