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Chrysalis
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Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)
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Gripping a small twig whilst everything pops into place
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Beauty or the Beast?
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Head and Shoulders and certainly above the rest, as this was the first to emerge
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Wings filling with blood
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Unusual markings
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New Wings
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Colours chosen by Nature
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Emerged from a Chrysalis
Tyrone (Ty) Williams:
Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)
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Amazing transformation
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Proudly displaying new wings
Tyrone (Ty) Williams:
Newly emerged moth opens the wings for the first time. Now identified as a Garden Tiger Moth. I caught the parent in my hand a few months ago (August 1st) at night, and in the morning, eggs had been laid. This is the result of a long few months of feeding
Tyrone (Ty) Williams:
Newly emerged moth with Chrysalis
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The Chrysalis was enclosed in camouflage from pieces of twig and leaf, bound together by the caterpillar's silk
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Close-up of the furry face of this magnificent moth
Tyrone (Ty) Williams:
Yes, his (or her) eyes are open
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Waiting for the wings to fully pump up
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Moth with Chrysalis
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Emerging moth
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Our caterpillars are growing!
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Moth caterpillars
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Moth Caterpillar
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Garden Tiger Moth caterpillar
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Moth Caterpillar enjoys lunch
Tyrone (Ty) Williams:
Garden Tiger Moth Caterpillar
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Caterpillar eating
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Looking like a remote island this is testament to the moth caterpillar's intense appetite
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More leaf damage by hungry moth catterpillars
