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This cute little giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) caterpillar hatched on my desk today! It's spiny and adorable and smaller than a grain of rice right now, but in a couple weeks it'll look like a big glob of bird poop. Much cuter as a baby. | Be Smart

Giant Swallowtails on orchid tree at the National Butterfly Ceneter in Mission, Texas. | Butterfly Lady

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