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Anthocharis cardamines - Egg, about to burst Two sides of the same egg. You can already recognize the little caterpillar inside, head at the top, long black hairs on the body :o)<br /> Here is the resulting caterpillar, 4 hrs after these images were taken:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/116159/anthocharis_cardamines_-_caterpillar_few_hours_old.html" title="Anthocharis cardamines - Caterpillar, few hours old"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/116159_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1689206410&Signature=wbmgBDHP3Y1YYgZfF9d7qUtcWXA%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Anthocharis cardamines - Caterpillar, few hours old This little bugger just wouldn&#039;t let me see it eclose ... waited for hours, looking again and again and finally had to get some sleep. Four hours later the little sh*t was laughing in my face ;o)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/116158/anthocharis_cardamines_-_egg_about_to_burst.html Anthocharis,Anthocharis cardamines,Caterpillar,Jane&#039;s garden,Orange tip,Pieridae,nl: Oranjetipje" /></a></figure> Anthocharis,Anthocharis cardamines,Egg,Eggs,Jane's garden,Orange tip,Pieridae,nl: Oranjetipje Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Anthocharis cardamines - Egg, about to burst

Two sides of the same egg. You can already recognize the little caterpillar inside, head at the top, long black hairs on the body :o)
Here is the resulting caterpillar, 4 hrs after these images were taken:

Anthocharis cardamines - Caterpillar, few hours old This little bugger just wouldn't let me see it eclose ... waited for hours, looking again and again and finally had to get some sleep. Four hours later the little sh*t was laughing in my face ;o)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/116158/anthocharis_cardamines_-_egg_about_to_burst.html Anthocharis,Anthocharis cardamines,Caterpillar,Jane's garden,Orange tip,Pieridae,nl: Oranjetipje

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
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    Ohhhh, I love it! It's amazing that the larva can fit inside the tiny eggs.

    For anyone who hasn't seen a larva hatching out of an egg...
     Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
      Lion
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      Amazing! Reminds me of this:
      https://media.tenor.com/images/079e8118c3daaf520a9bf2d62b93c724/tenor.gif       Posted one year ago
      1. View Pudding4brains's profile
        Pudding4brains
        Lion
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        ROFL yes - that looks about the same :o)) Posted one year ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
          Lion
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          LOL, Ferdy! Posted one year ago
    3. View erinmoore's profile
      erinmoore
      Giant Tortoise
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      Thanks for the share! Wow. E Posted one year ago

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The Orange tip

The orange tip is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Jun 3, 2021.
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