Three very tiny, freshly eclosed Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillars on a parsley leaf; two of them eating their old egg shells for extra energy

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Size: 3200px × 2396px
Location: Creek county, OK, USA
Photo credit: © Sari O'Neal / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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