Black swallowtail caterpillar balancing act

            Black swallowtail caterpillar in fennel, last instar
Georgia yard

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Taken on: August 24, 2012

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Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, f/4.5, 1/125 sec, 72mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	72mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Windows
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