Goat moth larvae

Each day I shoot more and more caterpillars; thats the way! I dont restrict myself to such point of view, but they come and come, and I dont object -- especially when there are some new species unknown to me, that I can educate myself of. But this is an old pal. I got acquainted with the goat moth (Cossus Cossus is the scientific name) like 18 years ago, during my 1st travel to the Ladoga skerries. Perhaps this is the fattest caterpillar I encountered, and it does have a fancy recognizable look, so... I remembered it.

The moth itself is big but it's rather nondescript — gray and spotted. Perfectly adapted for camouflage against tree bark. Needless to say, it's a nocturnal moth... anyway, I don't have a photo of an adult. But I hope this fat little thing hatches into a great moth!