A Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) hangs upside down from a fennel branch with its upper body curled upward to eat a leaf.

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Size: 3393px × 4241px
Location: Long Island, New York
Photo credit: © Maria Hoffman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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