Mottled Umber caterpillar - pose, Heesch, Netherlands

The highly variable caterpillar of the Mottled Umber, in dutch named after its life cycle "Grote Wintervlinder" = big winter butterfly. Caterpillars like these can be seen April-June, yet the adults only emerge around November-December.

The adult female is wingless, and almost looks like a spider:

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Battlepillar go RAWR! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Haha! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Definitely a "bring it!" moment. Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Was it reacting to you or is this just the way it crawls? Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I think it's just the way it crawls, finding a next anchor point. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Well, it would be cooler if it was in an attack pose, so let's pretend it is. Btw, the brown dorsal color looks so much like the color of a snake! Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Well spotted. Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Nooooo! Posted 5 years ago