Tobacco hornworm with braconid wasp cocoons

I have removed this from Eggs of the World and Animals with Waring Colors missions since it does not meet the requirements of either mission. Here are a few missions to which you could add this interesting spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/133816004 http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8016872 http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9420720 www.projectnoah.org/missions/4989013 http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449

Wow, incredible parasite burden. What you see on the caterpillar are actually the pupa or cocoons of the parasitic wasps. The eggs are laid inside of the caterpillar and the larva emerge from inside when they are ready to pupate.