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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Challenge #236 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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Caterpillars, one or more.... hairy ones, green ones, ones with spots or stripes, brightly coloured ones; I don't mind, as long as they are caterpillars, before they pupate and develop into moths or butterflies. Show us caterpillars on leaves, flowers, tree trunks etc. out in the natural world. Macro and close-ups welcome. Size of your entry: 1,600 pixels on the longer side.

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Announced:

Saturday, 7th January, 2017 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 14th January, 2017 – Friday, 20th January, 2017 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 21st January, 2017 – Friday, 27th January, 2017 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1,600 pixels. DPR does NOT resize your photos for you. You need to do this yourself BEFORE you enter a challenge. Entrants with oversize photos will not be invited to re-submit them. Ensure the size is correct the first time!
FULL COLOUR only.
NO glaringly obvious HDR or extreme post-processing.
TITLE: Give your entry a title or name, not just a file number.
NO watermarks or forms of identification, or personal website reference.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No photos which have won previous DPR challenges, please.
Photos which have been entered in multiple challenges may be disqualified.
Two (2) entries per person allowed, but each entry should be a different subject.
PLEASE vote for entries, in this or other challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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35 entries

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540 votes

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Resting in the sun...

by maybrit

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after a cold and frosty morning , this Drinker moth (Euthrix potatoria) caterpillar is seen on a stone. So-named because of its habit for drinkind dew.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Submitted:	Saturday, 14th January, 2017 19:05 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 20th May, 2015
Focal length:	250 mm
Shutter speed:	1/500 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	500
Notes:	Cropping and minimal enhancements.
Views:	237
Galleries:	View this photo in maybrit's gallery

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