29 January 2012

Hemeroplanes - the "snake caterpillar"


This appears to be an intentional mimicry rather than a convergent coincidence, since the caterpillar also engages in some snake-like behavior when threatened.   Read about it at The Night Tour.

Composite photo via フリンジ削除.

3 comments:

  1. RobbJanuary 29, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    I love that, despite being a moderately educated person with a vast interest in animals, I still am confronted with species I never knew existed all the time.

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  2. N.NormalJanuary 29, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Spectacular

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  3. nolanddaJanuary 29, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Fascinating. Videos here,
    here, and here.

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