The swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon) that is destroying one of our fennel plants. I can live with it! He has gone from a tiny dot, through the bird-dropping stage to this magnificent in-yer-face brute. No matter how much I poke him/her, I cannot get the horns to react. Oh well! the second image is a stack of seven to try to get some of his giant body in focus!
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