In case some of you are getting tired of all of the lizard pics, here’s a crazy caterpillar I found the other day! It was as long and fat as my finger! A pretty awesome specimen. I’d have loved to take it home to raise and see what it turns into. Alas though, I decided I didn’t want to try to grab it. Those bright black and blue spikes might just be for show, but they sure discouraged me from prodding it too much!
Believe it is a cecropia moth caterpillar. The Acropolis is also known as Cecropia after Cecrops a mythological half serpent/half man.
Love the colors – what a gorgeous peaceful looking creature.