We found a cool caterpillar in our yard today. We love finding interesting insects! The eyes are false and are meant to scare off predators (they do make him look quite fierce!). He also has slimy orange "antennae" called osmetrium that he sticks out when he is scared. They omit a horrible smell that also wards off predators. This guy will turn into a beautiful Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly soon. They like to live in our yard and feed off our Ash tree. Hopefully we can see him in his full glory soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment