amblypygid ([info]amblypygid) wrote,
@ 2008-02-23 05:23:00
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Biology fact of the day
Many caterpillars are camouflauged very cleverly as bird poop:

The giant swallowtail: http://www.ragamuffin.com/GST%20harness.jpg

spicebush swallowtail: http://muskogeephoenixonline.com/blogs/MollyDay/uploaded_images/spicebush-swallowtail-butterfly-caterpillar-744344.jpg

eastern tiger swallowtail: http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/butterflies/cat070826-1710millis.rdz.jpg

viceroy: http://www.frw.ca/albums/Insects/P1030414_RJ_03_Beare_Borrowpit.jpg



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interesting
(Anonymous)
2008-02-25 05:19 pm UTC (link)
it's interesting that predators in nature know to stay away from bird poop, or what appears to be bird poop. It'd be a good idea for humans to take note and follow suit as real droppings can be the carrier for numerous diseases (some are even fatal).
-EM
www.bird-x.com

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