Hummingbird Hawkmoth caterpillar hatching under microscope - Macroglossum stellatarum
2:39 biting the egg
5:20 coming out of the shell
6:20 eating the eggshell
Hatching caterpillar under my 10$ homemade microscope. The species is Macroglossum stellatarum, the european Hummingbird Hawkmoth.
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