Sawfly Larvae - Yellow and Green with Black Head - Macremphytus Baton Rouge, Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA September 2, 2016 Size: about 3/4 inch long
If they are disturbed, they often take this modified coiled mode.
Note that the tail end is raised and the black colored poop looks similar to the head.
(Maybe this attracts a predator to the less vulnerable end?)
The previous picture was another view of the same individual in the same pose.
John
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by John Hartgerink on 5 September, 2016 - 11:06pm Last updated 20 October, 2019 - 11:45am |