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Sawfly Larva and Hexi
Published: 2009-07-25 18:21:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 22937; Favourites: 1627; Downloads: 0
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Not a caterpillar...but a larva of the Elm Sawfly. This variety is North America's largest....with a gorgeous blue stripe running down the back with small matching blue dots along both sides of it's body.The adult will be a blackish/purple creature, often mistaken as wasps or even bees.
Although I'm not a sawfly fan, these larva are just amazing in their specteral beauty.
This one is curled up on the underside of a Hexigonal-pored Polypore fungus.
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Comments: 517
these are actually VERY gentle creatures...even in the adult stage they're out for food...not human destruction.
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Awwe! This is so adorable.. It's just sad that it'll end up being a not-so-good looking creature later on in life.
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well...think of it this way...it'll make more of these adorable little guys once it DOES grow up...lol
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xD!
That is true... It's an evil cycle!
Cute > Ugly > Cute > Ugly... DAMN YOU NATURE! D:
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No squishing the cute little larva ;__;
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Well he's a cute little thing. Absolutely wonderful photo!
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thanx a ton...i thought he was cute too.
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"Bugs ... gotta love them ... admittedly ... 'hexagonal-pored Polypore fungus' sounds equally interesting. Make me want sit in the garden and hunt caterpillars."
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lol...5 years ago...if someone told me i'd be obcessively photographing mushrooms/fungus/bugs/snakes.......i'd probably have laughed and asked for the next family to come in and get their pictures taken. lol glad i have my garden, the woods, and LESS families around to take photos of now
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"I need a forest or two myself ... mmm" 👍: 0 ⏩: 1
lol...i even find stuff in people's yards!
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wow, its beautiful. i love how intense, yet soft the color is, and the detail is great. who thought a saw fly larva could be so pretty?
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i saw another deviation just yesterday of another kind of sawfly...it was white and fluffy soft! amazing world around us eh?
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It's the first time I love a larva... lol
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It's so cute! 
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thanx keeper...his colors were just too pretty to pass up
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Ugh, sorry almost all bugs creep me out.
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lol...understandable. i relate that way with spiders. i've YET to see a cute one
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I just get creeped out mostly because of the close up pictures, caterpillars are the only cool bug I've seen.
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lol...understandable. if u saw me with a spider...REALLY...u'd laugh u'r rear off...
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It's just so beautiful...and the contrast with the fungus is perfect. congrats for your dd, you deserve it
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thanx and thanx...i took several images of this little guy but i liked the contrast best with this image also.
appreciate the comment!
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you're welcome, keep doing such a great work
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Its adorable... just look at small eye!
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lol..u'd think such a fat fellow would have big eyes? but the adults are the ones who have them instead. lol
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L0L i think th3 larva's 3atin' it's s3lf.
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AMazing photo! The detail, the colors, the textures, and the lighting!
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Aww I think larvae and catterpillars and such are so cute... much nicer than their fly-forms (which scare the bejeebuz out of me OTL.)
This little guy looks all curled up and adorable, just a little baby~~ it is a really gorgeous shot on a creature not many people have seen the beauty in before. Thank you for making this, and congrats on the DD!!
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what a great comment...thanx a ton!
i love sharing things that iiii find beautiful? and find it a thrill when others do too. thanx so much!
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now i'm not a fan of these insects of this creature is beautiful! no gorgeous, wow, am i glad i'm not blind, lol, the things we take for granted.
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i was saying earlier...it's amazing to know...these have been around me most my life? and it took till i was almost 36 years old to actually SEE one. as u said..the things we take for granted.
the world around us is so big...we'll never 'see' it all
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watermarks suck
people who steal my work cause i didn't put the watermarks on the image? suck more though.
thanx for the comment!
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I think I'm the only one in the entire world who likes watermarks. XD
I don't know, I think it gives it more of a finished look. 
I support artists who watermark!
Anyway, this is an absolutely amazing shot. It's so cute! O_o
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lol...thanx CinderFox....sincerely appreciate the entire comment!
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A small miricle.Thank you for helping us see it!
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