More like Elephant Hawk Snake Moth Caterpillar. This thing is a zoo.
When an Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar feels threatened, it transforms its appearance into that of a snake to scare off predators.pic.twitter.com/XGqMwcSOBU
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That's lucky, because they look so appetizing in their natural statepic.twitter.com/THQBjaxZJa
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who's that pokemon???!!!
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how does genetics account for that ... i mean, really, how the fuck does that happen
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After millions of years of evolution
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no shit Sherlock, but how, how does a moths fucking DNA , KNOW what a snake is, then process the connection that predators would react to it looking like a snake. how does DNA have that intelligence .... or is it a million monkeys eventually typing out Shakespeare. mind boggling.
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This is why I opened the comment section - to find answers to your question. I’d love to know the process behind it too.
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Can you imagine the immensity of time to transform a necessity into a survival tool? Just look at this picture to figure out how long took for a fish to get out of the water. It sounds easy, but can you imagine how long is a million years?
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How does one species take on the appearance of another (predator specifically) to save itself from another predator?
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If you look, is the bottom part of the caterpillar that has the appearance of a snake. It is not transforming his actual head or face.
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Then why does it even bother showing it?
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Looks like a snake, called elephant hawk. What?
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They also happen to be one of the prettiest moth’s.pic.twitter.com/CaNRXMXvMI
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I was actually fooled until I read the caption!
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I thought it was a judgmental shoelace at first!
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