Nolid Moth Caterpillars
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. Their caterpillars developed a very unique way of hiding from enemies. This species of caterpillar grows an enlarged, green coloured, section of abdomen which overlaps its actual head. It is thought this acts as a deterrent to birds by resembling unripe berries.
“You know what I could really go for? Some delicious berries!”
“Hey, I saw some crawling around on a leaf over there. Too bad they’re not ripe yet.”
“Oh well. Too bad. Caterpillars might be a nice alternative.”
“Sorry, haven’t seen any of those around.”
The thought of a bird food item mimicking another bird food item (just not ready) seems very strange to me…
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