These are gorgeous images of the Jewel Caterpillar (Acraga coa), a very unusual and almost translucent looking caterpillar, spotted and photographed in Mexico by amateur nature photographer Gerardo Aizpuru in early April 2012. Aizpuru then submitted his pictures to Project Noah, a user-created database of geotagged wildlife photos.
Description:
Photo take in a mangrove area [near Cancun, Mexico]. Found this Stoning translucent caterpillar lay on a Red Mangrove tree leaf this morning early. Just can believe there is some species like this around the world. Looks like made of glass whit small red mushroom inside every pic. About 3 cm long.
[More information: 1. The Biology of the Translucent Jewel Caterpillar, The Nudibranch of the Forest, 2. The ‘Jewel Caterpillar’ is the most bizarre-looking creature you’ll see this month, 3. 6 Photos Of The Stunning Jewel Caterpillar.]
Top image: Jewel Caterpillar (left) and Slug Moth species, Ecuador (right).
[Source: Project Noah. Edited. Some links and top image added.]
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