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Oxytenis sp.
This caterpillar displayed a very similar behavior to Cobra snakes, raising the head (pic 2 and 3) and showing the "eyes" on the back of the body (pic 1,2,4,6). Is mimicking a big-aggressive animal for escaping predators
At the edge of secondary forest tropical rain forest
Spotted on Dec 14, 2014
Submitted on Dec 20, 2014
46 Comments (1–25)
agree Wandering Naturalist, this is a amazing insect
Wow! That is so amazing.
Very cool!
Thanks Sukanya
Super-spectacular! Lucky you...thanks for sharing.
Thanks Nuwan
Congratulations Juan
Gracias Luis!
Felicidades Juan! Increible SOTD!
Well, the adult moth on the link before is the same genus, but I don't know if is the same species. It was only a hint of how adults on this genus looks like
i imagine your hapiness :-) to see this bizarre beauty live
I saw the link of the moth,is your first site of this species in this stage(Caterpillar)?
Thanks Antonio, I was very lucky to find this bug
Juan congrats again on the well deserved SOTW :-)
Thanks again guys!
Congratulations on this fantastic and well deserved SotW!
Congrats!!Superb series!!
Congrats Juan on SOTW....well deserved
Fantastic series, Juan! Congrats on sotw!
Congrats! On SOTD
Y también el spot del día, te estás destacando, eso fue algo así como los 4 números de la lotería y también el folio. La verdad es que son muy buenas fotos.
Congratulaciones, Juan.
Congratulations Juan. Incredible caterpillar and a great set of photos.
Amazing! Congratulations on your SOTD!
What a beautiful creature... congrats on your SOTD!
Absolutely amazing! Congratulations on your SOTD Juan!