Caterpillar. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a caterpillar emerging from an egg (yellow). Caterpillars are the larval form of butterfli

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Caterpillar. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a caterpillar emerging from an egg (yellow). Caterpillars are the larval form of butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera). Magnification: x135 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 4700px × 3825px
Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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