Papilio troilus, or Spicebush swallowtail, green-clouded butterfly, their larvae are very cute, as if they were magical creatures that traveled from the second dimension. They mimic snakes to fend off predators (such as birds, spiders, etc.).
As you can see, they look like a small snake, and they have black "big eyes" that allow enemies to retreat at a glance (in fact, they are just two black spots on their chest that resemble eye-like eyes, not real eyes). When they are attacked, they will even stand like snakes, exposing the Y-shaped organs (Y glands) folded in the body, looking like snakes spitting out letters.
In fact, the Silver Moon Leopard Butterfly has been imitating all her life. In the early stages of the larvae, they are tanned and mimic guano, telling predators not to eat them; Later, as mentioned earlier, it was imitated by a small snake to scare away predators; By the time they finally went from caterpillars to butterflies, they were still imitating another butterfly that didn't taste very good, the Battus philenor.
