Caterpillar!

I am so excited!  After a summer of searching the leaves of tulip poplars, I finally found a caterpillar.  Ever since that summer that I found the eggs and raised them, I have been wanting to photograph the process again.  I wish I would have had the camera equipment then that I have now.  But even so, I was pretty excited about the photos I produced with a point-and-shoot camera. You can view that series of posts here:

• The "Birth" of a Caterpillar
• Instars (Tiger Swallowtail)
• Here We Grow Again
• Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar Close-Up
• Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar to Chrysalis
• He's a She (Female Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly)

I’ll still be searching the leaves for the tiny pearl-like eggs, but in the meantime, I was so happy to find this early instar tiger swallowtail caterpillar. 
 

I’m joining up with Camera Critters today.  Thanks to Misty Dawn for hosting this fun meme.