a detailed close-up of a spiny caterpillar (Hemileuca maia) in its natural habitat. Represents growth and transformation

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Photo credit: © Alessandro Grandini / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: adaptation, arthropod, biodiversity, biology, black, caterpillar, close-, crawling, creature, defense, detailed, ecosystem, entomology, environment, growth, habitat, hemileuca, insect, invertebrate, larva, larval, lepidoptera, macro, maia, metamorphosis, naturalistic, nature, observation, outdoors, species, spiky, spines, stage, stone, study, survival, textured, transformation, wild, wildlife, zoology