Did you know?
Bird excreta is both dark and white. The white matter is uric acid and the dark matter is the digested food. (also a reason why birds dont pee).
Now this caterpillar has so adapted itself that in its initial instars (moults) it looks so like bird excreta that predators tend to avoid it. In later stage (I hope to bring them to you shortly), it changes color and begins to camouflage into the leaves and also resemble a small snake!
Bird excreta is both dark and white. The white matter is uric acid and the dark matter is the digested food. (also a reason why birds dont pee).
Now this caterpillar has so adapted itself that in its initial instars (moults) it looks so like bird excreta that predators tend to avoid it. In later stage (I hope to bring them to you shortly), it changes color and begins to camouflage into the leaves and also resemble a small snake!