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Lime Caterpillar with osmetriun

Papilio demoleus

Description:

When i was taking the picture it got disturbed and was trying to chase me away by showing the osmetrium and also by secreting a bad smelling secretion . Osmetrium is a hidden structure which is found in the pro thoracic segment, it can be everted once the caterpillar feels threatened .Found in the caterpillars of Papilionidae family .

Habitat:

Found on a Aegle marmelos plant ( beli plant )

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13 Comments

Thanx , yes pam its really interesting to look at it !

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

Great series... It disappears without a trace... interesting!

Im glad that it was a help kel ! :)

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

very interesting. I didn't know about osmeterium.

Thank you outsidegirl0 :)

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 9 years ago

cool caterpillar.... :)

Thank you dear friends for the comments and favorites ! Well adi ha ha he might not kill but will surely surprise little predators trying to eat him !

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 9 years ago

wow Superb Akki!!!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

Splendid series Sau :)
He thinks he can kill u with that :P

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

awesome spotting Sau...... thanks for the info too....

Thank you very much Leuba , Yeah it was trying to threat me as much as it can ! :) Thank you Dilan !

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

nice series Sau!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Great series, Saumya! I think the osmetrium looks great and very threatening !!

Nattandiya, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Apr 16, 2014
Submitted on Jun 2, 2014

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