15 Most Alien Looking Caterpillars on Earth

Posted by Queuebot in Animal, Everything Else on May 29, 2009 at 7:22 am



Caterpillars are more vulnerable to predators than their later butterfly stage, so many have developed scary appearances for protection. These can scare anyone!

This green alien is a native of the Philippines and seems to have taken the fake eye spots to an extreme, making its “face” quite large and scary. Normally, a caterpillar’s face is much smaller and not on the second abdominal segment.

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(image credit: Flickr user Thrillseekr)

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3 comments to "15 Most Alien Looking Caterpillars on Earth"

  1. Gail Pink
    May 29th, 2009 at 9:29 am

    That's crazy!

  2. seefish3
    May 29th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    Great images! Great link!

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    May 31st, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    It's all a matter of perspective! :) and imagination of course. But great job on the photography - clear focus on the object.


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