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Caterpillar

Photo by aachter39
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Field Notes

Description:

Caterpillar with pinchers

Habitat:

Very leafy

Notes:

They are very aggressive

Species ID Suggestions

Galium Sphinx Moth

Hyles gallii

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Nice find! Perhaps you mean defensive, rather than aggressive? These caterpillars (like all caterpillers) are a good food source for many species. To help them avoid being eaten, many species have behaviors that may startle or trick predators (like thrashing around) and give the caterpillar a chance to escape.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2019

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