Athabasca River Basin Image Bank

Photograph - Large green caterpillar. Athabasca, AB

Photograph - Spines are associated with noxious chemicals; yellowish or whitish ovals near the head are probably eggs of a parasitic tachinid fly

Photograph - The oval slits between the roles of white and black protuberances are spiracles, used for breathing

Photograph - A moth caterpillar was parasitized by an egg of an adult wasp. The resulting larva fed inside the moth pupa. The moth caterpillar was captured at Baptiste Lake and when the pupa was formed, it was kept under refrigeration until spring

Photograph - A moth caterpillar was parasitized by an egg of an adult wasp. The resulting larva fed inside the moth pupa. The moth caterpillar was captured at Baptiste Lake and when the pupa was formed, it was kept under refrigeration until spring

Photograph - This caterpillar will become the largest moth in the Athabasca River Basin

Photograph - This caterpillar will become the largest moth in the Athabasca River Basin