Tim Laman / Close-up of a head of a caterpillar with the eggs of a parasite attached to it. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Close-up of feet of a large caterpillar. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / A researcher (local parataxonomist) hunting for caterpillars in the rainforest. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. 2005

Tim Laman / A pinned moth with a live caterpillar of the same species on its host plant leaf. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Botanist, George Weiblen, examining a (Ficus sp) plant in the rainforest. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. 2005

Tim Laman / A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Close up of Caterpillar feet. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / A researcher (local parataxonomist) examining a caterpillar in the rainforest. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. 2005

Tim Laman / A leaf-rolling type caterpillar using its silk to roll a leaf for shelter. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Rainforest at approx. 2100m elevation. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Close up of the feet of a large caterpillar showing claws. Mu Village vicinity, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.