close-up side view of a tobacco hornworm showing the prolegs. This is the caterpillar of the tobacco hawk moth (Manduca sexta)

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Size: 5184px × 3888px
Location: Ladner, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Photo credit: © Ernest Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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