walking with the young moth

As iNaturalist reported, this fellow would grow up to be an Oleandar Moth.

The caption is a satirical take on Robert Frost’s beautiful poem…

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Touching an oleander caterpillar isn’t recommended. This video with bits of slow motion, is just to see the way it moves 🙂

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