Caterpillars don't have to be ugly and nasty, and sometimes they're cute too, don't believe it, you see!
Silly big-headed doll
This super-cute yellow caterpillar is a larvae of the North American Oleractops butterfly (also known as the Silver Moon Leopard Butterfly).
Native to North America, the North American butterfly is a host plant of the Lauraceae family.
Its larvae resemble a big-headed doll, and have evolved snake-like eyes, and the cute "tentacles" are actually glands used to discharge filthy odors and defend against foreign enemies.
Not only are the larvae cute, but the adult butterflies are also very beautiful.
Is this a watermelon, or a watermelon, or a watermelon?
The Green Slug Caterpillar uses camouflage to protect itself, but its camouflage looks a lot like a watermelon, and if you say watermelon is not so small, you've definitely never seen the thumb watermelon underneath.
Isn't it tempting to have a bright appearance and emerald green body? Immediately reminiscent of the hot summer day of the heart-watering little watermelon, I really don't know how cute it looks when it grows up. (☆▽☆)
Nyima, so ugly, or face on the ground, it seems that "breaking the cocoon into a butterfly" is a lie ~ ~ ~ (>_<) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Q bomb Q bomb small fat smash
The crab citrine caterpillar, commonly known as the "gem caterpillar", is a moth larva called "Acraga coa" that lives in tropical rainforests. It looks like it's q-bombed, and it makes people want to take a bite.
They live in neotropical rainforests and are found in South America, Central America, southern Mexico and the West Indies.
A cat bug that mimics Hello Kitty
Caterpillars mostly give the impression of being vicious, but that doesn't mean all bugs are. The larvae of the rice-eyed butterfly are determined to change this prejudice and strive to move closer to the Kitty cat, which is recognized by human society.
Look at its pointed "ears", round "face", and a pair of round and unsloping small eyes, compared with Kitty, it is estimated that there is one less small flower hairpin, it seems that it is called a real cat and cat worm!
PO A grown-up photo:
Mighty little dragon
The imperial tail butterfly caterpillar resembles a small dragon, look at its domineering "dragon horn", uninhibited "face", invisibly also reveals the royal temperament of the dragon.
The dragon has remorse
Flying dragons in the sky
When he grew up, he also gave butterflies a face, and seriously interpreted the meaning of cocooning into butterflies and the truth that most butterflies are more beautiful than moths.
Antenna baby with tail
The black-belted two-tailed boat moth caterpillar is a common caterpillar, its face is somewhat hideous, frightening, but the colorful body is extremely cute.
The most popular thing is its high upturned "little tail", which can receive signals like an antenna. In fact, the "little tail" is one of its defensive strategies, which can be used to avoid predators. It also sprays chemicals when it encounters a sworn enemy.
Although caterpillars eat leaf hygiene, the black-banded two-tailed boat moth eats a lot of food, and they will eat all the leaves, so it is a pest!
Cute little squirrel
The great purple butterfly caterpillar is called the most adorable caterpillar, and it has a pair of bifurcated "horns" on its head, which looks like a lively little squirrel.
At a young age, his appearance was brown and furry, much like a doll bear, and extremely likable.
Don't underestimate its soft and cute appearance, it is covered in armor, and its back has four pairs of defensive spines, and it is not weak and deceitful.
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And the "little squirrel" grows up, it is also very beautiful, purple-blue wings, with white spots dotted among them, the wing edge is dark brown, and the hindwing hip horns have pink spots. Atmospheric, not vulgar, worthy of the title of Japan's national butterfly.
What more can be said
Looking at the picture above, you might scream "Snake!!! Surprisingly, this is just a caterpillar. Frightened, you must be infinitely emotional "Who else!" Who else can imitate such a similarity! ”
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Mimetic snake heads are the usual methods used by many Lepidoptera insects, but the only ones that can imitate such a subtle way are the larvae of the snake moth, which will quickly inflate its "head" out of the shape of the snake's head when it encounters danger, and suspend the upper body in the air, simulating the posture of the snake, in order to scare away predators.
However, although this caterpillar makes such a "dangerous" action, they are harmless to people and can only scare you.
When I grow up, ~~~(>_<)~~.
What other fun caterpillars do you know?