764-3346 - Female mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) with a caterpillar, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
978-406 - As the caterpillars grow, they leave their silk protection and continue feeding until they are large and mature enough to seek somewhere safe to change into chrysalis.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-408 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-407 - Painted lady caterpillar shortly before changing to chrysalis. It hangs itself upside down in this hooked position for around 24 hours. It continues to move throughout the 24 hours in gentle changes of position. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-409 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-413 - When the shed skin nears the tail, the newly formed chrysalis begins to shake very vigorously until the skin falls to the ground, then it settles down to form the butterfly within. The shape of the wings, anttenae and eyes can already be clearly seen. The process completes in seven to ten days. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-410 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-404 - The young caterpillars once hatched make silk compounds within which they start their growing process which takes about two weeks. The silk enclosure helps to protect them against potential predators. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-411 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-412 - When the shed skin nears the tail, the newly formed chrysalis begins to shake very vigorously until the skin falls to the ground, then it settles down to form the butterfly within. The shape of the wings, anttenae and eyes can already be clearly seen. The process completes in seven to ten days. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
978-405 - As the caterpillars grow, they leave their silk protection and continue feeding until they are large and mature enough to seek somewhere safe to change into chrysalis.. Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK
911-5733 - Construction workers installing a power cable on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
911-7714 - Nests of the Pine Processionary Caterpiller (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in pine trees in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalucia, southern Spain, Europe
911-5769 - Construction workers installing a power cable on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe
911-7711 - Nests of the Pine Processionary Caterpiller (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in pine trees in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalucia, southern Spain, Europe
911-7713 - Nests of the Pine Processionary Caterpiller (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in pine trees in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalucia, southern Spain, Europe
911-5770 - Construction workers installing a power cable on the foreshore of the Solway Firth near Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe