Suburban backyard with wooded lot behind it.
photos courtesy of Jeff Poplin, North Carolina
seen during evening astronomy session
says David Morgan, who spotted them, "I kept seeing a faint spot of light on the curbing about 70 yards away."
Saw red strange caterpillar that was bioluminescent. Larval form?
Flash pattern was observed and the species identified based on the flash pattern.
Was feeding on sap on a Manitoba Maple. When walking it extended its head in and out from under its 'shell'
Found in plant bush by commuter parking lot.