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Papilio polyxenes
All four stages (instars)
Semi rural
Spotted on Sep 25, 2013
Submitted on Sep 26, 2013
5 Comments
Thank you tangke & Megan!
So neat to see all four stages in one photo! Nice spotting
There really cool and I have some
Sonam, no but they do have a forked gland, called the osmeterium. When in danger, the osmeterium, which looks like a snake's tongue, everts and releases a foul smell to repel predators. You can just see this on one of the smaller caterpillars in photo 2.
Aren't they poisonous ?