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Eupanacra elegantulus
Lat: 12.88, Long: 121.77
Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Jul 10, 2011
41 Comments (1–25)
Oh my goodness, so cool!!
Fun fact! Many species have evolved innovative ways to avoid predation through blending into their surroundings or mimicking a toxic or otherwise dangerous organism. I would imagine most birds would think twice before attempting to snap up this caterpillar that looks uncannily like a small snake at first glance!
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Fun fact! Many species have evolved innovative ways to avoid predation through blending into their surroundings or mimicking a toxic or otherwise dangerous organism. I would imagine most birds would think twice before attempting to snap up this caterpillar that looks uncannily like a small snake at first glance!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...
https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/3...
Amazing!
go to website: http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2012/...
omg!!
Amazing. Looks like a dragon.(if one existed)
I also thought it was a snake at first! Cool spotting!
STRANGE.
At first I thought it was some kind of snake...but then I read the title.....what a cool caterpillar !! Awesome find!
SO COOL!
http://bpals.blogspot.com/2009/05/anothe...
cateralligatorpillar
Awesome !
Nice work, Ashish--if this isn't the right ID, it almost has to a relative.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupanacra
Peter its must be Eupanacra elegantulus then. Long nose like mouth portion of this caterpillar is mostly stretched out while it is in advancing position.
Thanks, hookgv--I thought I was the only one--the thumbnail automatically sent my brain toward seahorse.
Wow, thought it was a seahorse actually..lol
Gran forma de iniciar en el proyecto una excelente foto y una magnifica especie.
Very cool picture! Looks like these caterpillars can expand and contract (judging from the link above) - in which case might be completely different appearance once contracted?
Looks like this one http://photos.divydovy.com/keyword/snake...
Way to track it down Peter. That's another great photo of it, but I didn't see anywhere saying what it was.
It's not a hornworm, sphinx or hawk...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gogo159/267...
WOW.. AMAZING ANIMAL!
waaw nice !