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Amazing animals

Mar. 25th, 2015 at 3:01 PM
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This looks like a snake, but it's actually a caterpillar!

Found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico, it creates the illusion of a dangerous animal by expanding certain parts of its body.

[Images: Daniel Janzen/Caters News, via ScienceAlert]
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[identity profile] petrusplancius.livejournal.com
Mar. 25th, 2015 08:48 pm (UTC)
Amazing is the word!
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[personal profile] med_cat
Mar. 25th, 2015 08:59 pm (UTC)
It is, isn't it? :)
[identity profile] elenbarathi.livejournal.com
Mar. 25th, 2015 10:14 pm (UTC)
Oh wow, that's astonishing. Caterpillars are so weird!
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Mar. 25th, 2015 11:08 pm (UTC)
It is an amazing bit of mimicry, isn't it? :)
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