While we’re on the subject of Fool’s Parsley, I’ve been quite surprised how many times the plant has cropped up in my pictures. So I may pop a few posts in dedicated to what generally amounts to a pesky, and rather prolific, weed.
I’ve actually included its close relative, the Cow Parsley, before in one of my “wee beastie” posts here, and I assume it is called Fool’s Parsley because it is easily mistaken for Cow Parsley (a bit like Fool’s Gold is mistaken for gold).
This time, it had a very small visitor. The caterpillar can only have been about half a centimetre long – and I have no idea what it will eventually become.
Perhaps someone out there has a clue?
© Alice through the Macro Lens [2012]
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It has a cute face.
It does, doesn’t it! Strange little creature 🙂
It looks like it has a moustache.
What incredible close ups.
Thanks. It’s a fun way to see more of the world.
I wonder – is everything beautiful if you look at it closely enough? Your pictures make me think so!
Not everything. I have some pictures of dead insects that I haven’t posted because they make my skin crawl. But I agree that there is an awful lot of Nature’s wonders that we miss out on.
his whole world is that plant. he has no idea there is a huge world about him. And that’s how it should be,methinks.