Sawfly Larvae - Nematus sp.

They can become serious pests when they feed gregariously like this.

Habitat: Unknown plant growing on the side of a pond in a mixed forest

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

LOVE this shot, you can just feel the frenzy going on! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! They are fun to watch. These are the kind of larvae that pose in sync with their abdomens up in the air when you flick the leaf :-D. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

At a glance I thought it was a map of the world. ;-) Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  A map of the world being eaten by larvae... Posted 5 years ago

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