A dark green-yellow mottled background helps along this photograph of a swallowtail caterpillar’s defensive osmeterium:
Subtle & tasteful.
Scaled up for a larger insect, though, and the fact that I’m using a watermelon for backdrop becomes perhaps a bit too obvious:
A large papaya might have been better.
Good tips. Henceforth I will be carrying a fruit-basket with me on my field trips… 😉
Do you recommend hitting the watermelons with the Sledge-o-Matic for better motion effect?
A good ripe papaya is more flavorful, too!