I think we vastly underestimate the insect kingdom.
Also,
“DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY!”
mreich98 on
I just wanted to understand how is it possible that an animal which cannot see, doesn’t think (in theory) and will eat leaves all day long can mimic another animal to that level of precision. Not just how it looks, but how it moves and how it’s colored.
Like, WHAT. Nature is wild (indeed).
Mi_Ki_Ii_Zaru on
Pretty good for a series of random mutations passed on to offspring.
Unless…
ApprehensiveDelay771 on
I googled and went down a rabbit hole. Caterpillars are wild with camouflage!
Fun-Window-5485 on
Amazing.
Nature is incredible.
I see it but I’m not even sure how to believe it!
lylynatngo on
Nature is crazy!!!
lesimgurian on
Looks like half a snake. Maybe AI
WerewolfExtreme4250 on
Do you think its genetics got shocked from seeing a lot of snakes in that area?
tall_specimen_69 on
How? Can someone explain
CriticalTemperature1 on
Okay now I want to see Darwin’s field notes on this
Complex_Internet_555 on
Mimicry to be precise. Nature is pretty awesome.
Farty-B on
So it shits out the mouth of its snakehead ass?
Stevenshy on
Catfish in nature
ASouthernDandy on
It’s a classic case of Batesian mimicry. A lot of caterpillars, especially hawk-moth (Sphingidae) larvae, have enlarged thoracic segments and eye-spots near the rear of the body. When they tuck their real head down and lift the front, it creates the illusion of a small snake.
Predators hesitate because they’re wired to avoid snakes, and even a split second of doubt can be enough to save the caterpillar. What looks like a “snake head” is usually just patterning and body shape doing the work.
vrokaj on
holy fck this is amazing
Obama_Sin_Dalen on
New IRL Pokémon just dropped – LET’S GOOOOOO
McRedditz on
Deep ~~Fake~~ Real in real life.
Endlesnes on
And you guessed it… the tail is the head
WillUSee on
What a cool little dude he is!! Nature is absolutely AMAZING 🥰🐛🐍
REDACTED3560 on
One side looks like bird poop, the other looks like a snake.
FinalNetwork3368 on
Mother nature is truly incredible, evolution to deter predators.. wonder the process it even has to undergo to achieve that..
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Nature back again with some absolutely incredible evolution trick. Love it
WTAF
Thought this was AI. Here is the link [hemeroplanes triptolemus](https://www.google.com/search?q=Hemeroplanes+triptolemus&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=de-de&client=safari)
Sphinx hawk moth.
I think we vastly underestimate the insect kingdom.
Also,
“DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY!”
I just wanted to understand how is it possible that an animal which cannot see, doesn’t think (in theory) and will eat leaves all day long can mimic another animal to that level of precision. Not just how it looks, but how it moves and how it’s colored.
Like, WHAT. Nature is wild (indeed).
Pretty good for a series of random mutations passed on to offspring.
Unless…
I googled and went down a rabbit hole. Caterpillars are wild with camouflage!
Amazing.
Nature is incredible.
I see it but I’m not even sure how to believe it!
Nature is crazy!!!
Looks like half a snake. Maybe AI
Do you think its genetics got shocked from seeing a lot of snakes in that area?
How? Can someone explain
Okay now I want to see Darwin’s field notes on this
Mimicry to be precise. Nature is pretty awesome.
So it shits out the mouth of its snakehead ass?
Catfish in nature
It’s a classic case of Batesian mimicry. A lot of caterpillars, especially hawk-moth (Sphingidae) larvae, have enlarged thoracic segments and eye-spots near the rear of the body. When they tuck their real head down and lift the front, it creates the illusion of a small snake.
Predators hesitate because they’re wired to avoid snakes, and even a split second of doubt can be enough to save the caterpillar. What looks like a “snake head” is usually just patterning and body shape doing the work.
holy fck this is amazing
New IRL Pokémon just dropped – LET’S GOOOOOO
Deep ~~Fake~~ Real in real life.
And you guessed it… the tail is the head
What a cool little dude he is!! Nature is absolutely AMAZING 🥰🐛🐍
One side looks like bird poop, the other looks like a snake.
Mother nature is truly incredible, evolution to deter predators.. wonder the process it even has to undergo to achieve that..
That’s so cool 😎
This is not camouflage, this is mimicry.