Have you ever seen a catterpillar so cute like this?.
This was his cousin. I found him on a shrub just beside the door of the strawberry greenhouse.
I plucked a leaf from my baby orange tree plant in the greenhouse to scoop him up with it. He curled himself up in defense ... at least he won't be crawling.
I was wrong .. that guy just uncurled and started crawling fast.
I dropped the leaf in fear of brushing my hands on those bristles. My cousins and I had been stung by those when we were young - back in the Philippines. Your skin grow rashes that itch like that of a giant mosquito bites. Grandnana told us to rub our long hair on the rashes to ease the itch and it does work. This guy's bristle looks nastier than the ones we have in the tropics. He fell on the pebbles and curled himself up again.
He uncurled a bit later, crawled between the bushes of these flowers and vanished.
Weeks later , his cousin showed up. I found him in the strawberry greenhouse.
Worried he might munch on the strawberries, baby avocado trees and orange plants in there, I
decided to pluck one leaf from the tallest of my orange shrub and look what he just did.
"Is that a dagger little fellow? Are you pointing that pink dagger on me now?"
I tried putting him on one of those Budleja leaves and took some more pics and he began posing for me.
Ha, ha what a natural!
But those Budleja leaves happen to be pointing downwards that he fell on the pavement when he crawled towards its tip.
"Poor lil' fellow, don't cry. Let me help you get up."
I tried picking him up but he just threatened me with that dagger on his rear again.
"Seriously? Lil' guy? It doesn't work .. you're too cute to be feared!".
I put him back on the same leaf and finally, he just crawled up the bushy part. That'll keep him safe from the birds. I wonder what those two are going to be. Would they be a friend or a pest? If you happen to know, please ~ ... do tell me.
And I thank you already!
Have a great weekend everyone!
I took all of these pictures with a Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 edition.