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Papilio aegeus
These caterpillars turn into large black butterflies. Apparently when they are disturbed the caterpillars are inclined to rear up at the front, evert a red osmeterium, and produce a citrus smell. It looks quite dramatic in the pictures I've seen and, if I'd known this, I might have been tempted to poke the caterpillar... does this make me a bad person?!
Spotted on Nov 25, 2012
Submitted on Dec 26, 2012
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