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This
caterpillar is
the larval
stage of the
Hemeroplanes
triptolemus
moth.
Snake in
the grass
When is a snake not a snake? When
it’s a caterpillar! This extraordinary
disguise is self-defense. The snake
mimic hawkmoth caterpillar does
an uncanny impression of a scary
snake to avoid its forest predators.
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