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Sawfly Larva and Hexi
Published: 2009-07-25 18:21:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 22884; 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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i agree...he was adorable! 
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WOW. That is so cool!
Congrats on the DD!
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thanx and thanx! who'd have thought a bug pic would be a DD..lol
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lol Yeah, but it makes the DDs more interesting to see something like that pop up. 
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lol...soooooOOOOooooo have i!
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What a gorgeous little creature. <3 Wonderful shot!
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oh my gosh if i saw that thing, i would scream, squish it, and run. But here... it's beautiful.
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now y would u wanna squish it...it'd muck up u'r shoe u know?
ever hear the story called 'The Butterfly Effect'.......a really good and important read...seriously!
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yeah right, like i would use my shoe. i mean, come on, my SHOE? i WEAR that thing. i'd use a log or something. and who's the author?
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The best story was by Ray Bradbury...a short story....
A guy goes back in time and accidently steps on a butterfly...when he gets back to his 'modern' time...the world is completely different.
the point? even the death of the most inconsequental creature...can have such drastic effects.
and yeah...i can't kill things with my shoe...they crunch. gag
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oh yeah! i read that but it wasn't called that name. great story.
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ah dang...sorry about that. i read it waaaaaay back in college (cough...that was only a couple years ago...really) but thought that was the name...
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I love how the pattern of the mushroom is similar to the skin texture of the caterpillar
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all the designs in nature...just incredible stuff!
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wow. Now i'd like to see its final form.
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it's a large purplish/black fly.
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Large.... Nice Closeup shot by the way.
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about the size of large coin? the US 50c piece......and thanx!
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it really was...such a gorgeous little fellow. thanx gardenlady!
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Great shot. What a colorful little creature.
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amazing how many colors on just a tiny 'worm'...thanx again!
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Sure thing, and yes, it is quite amazing!
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haha cool, congrads on the dd btw
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Nice to see you again thru your accurared view and sensibility.
It'a a pleasure!
I was absent. But it don't mean I forget the rare person I knew here, my very fine friends. You are forever
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I knew nothing about sawflies until one landed on my bed last month. I thought it was a very angry wasp and got it out of the house as quickly as I could.
Huge relief when I Googled and found out that it was harmless to humans, but sadly not to trees.
Your photograph of the grub is wonderful!
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reading about them fascinated me...but i never WOULD have until i found this guy. i can understand you're desire to know more about them...there's so MANY of them out there too!
thanx tons Sarah!
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shhhh....don't give him need to panic!
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fantastic shot *-*
it is cute XD
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lol..i think i said that at least a dozen times when i saw it!
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I'm surprised to get such a nice reply from you when my comment was so lame 
I'm also surprised that this shot wasn't composed, to me that makes the photo even cool!
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