caterpillar stitching

You might have seen a tailor bird stitching its nest. Have you, but, seen a caterpillar stitching out its haven?

caterpillar stitching

caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching
caterpillar stitching

caterpillar stitching

Species: unidentified moth caterpillar
Location: Kottayam, Kerala (Western Ghats)
Host Plant: Tabernaemontana divaricata (Crepe Jasmine)

18 Responses

  1. What a lovely collection of beautiful things! I will keep coming back to be enchanted, Thank you.
    Evelyn

  2. CELIA MARIA says:

    Pretty nice pics, Sarah! Have a blessed week!

  3. birdy says:

    Beautiful captures! Enjoyed going through your pictures. I saw a few species stitching like that, but never had the chance to photograph them.

  4. colorful and super cool details!

  5. Nisha says:

    Beautiful series on caterpillar. Your pictures are always eye catching.

  6. Beautiful, and the whole series gives a nice feeling like a film in slow motion

  7. Marlin says:

    wow, real stunning shots! kudos… my colleague has also passed his compliments!

  8. sarah says:

    Series of brilliant pictures!!! 🙂

  9. sandeep says:

    fabulous series of captures!

  10. royce says:

    Fabulous!!!!!!! is all that comes to my mind when i see this picture

  11. Deepak says:

    Hi Roxy

    Amazing pics as usual.

    Saw something similar in one of Planet Earth videos about Cave moths… (donot recall exactly). It has long sticky secretion hanging from cave tops; primarily to trap the insect preys.

    Thanks once again. Sharing it if you donot mind.

    Regards

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