Caterpillar - defensive position - enlarged - natural background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.9. Latitude (deg): 50.7. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 60' W. Latitude (deg/min): 50° 50' N. Vice county name: Dorset. Vice county no.: 9. Country: England. Stage: Larva. Associated species: Urtica dioica. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "full grown caterpillar, swept off Nettles. Parasitised by the tachinid fly, *Sturmia bella*". Category: macro-photograph. Image scaling: enlarged. Background: natural background. Photo date: 28 Sep 2018. Where photo was taken: Arranged. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS600D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens.