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"The back of the hawk moth caterpillar actually looks like a snake's head. This is a frightening vision for most predators the moth would normally face. Mimicry is a different approach than ordinary camouflage, but it works toward the same outcome.
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Death's head hawkmoth; Death's head cockroach; Hawkmoth; Death's-head hawk-moth; Spurge hawkmoth; Larch hawkmoth; Hummingbird hawkmoth; Bedstraw hawkmoth; Frangipani hawkmoth; Death adder; ... Hawkmoth Caterpillar (Sphingidae) : Snake head mimicry [6]
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Insect Camouflage and Mimicry ... Camouflage and mimicry are adaptations some animals use as protection from predators. An animal that uses camouflage looks like things in its environment. It might look like a leaf, a twig, or a rock. Animals that use mimicry use ... This moth caterpillar defends itself by mimicing a snake.
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Other animals use a more aggressive sort of mimicry. Several moth species have developed striking designs on their wings that resemble the eyes of a larger animal. The back of the hawk moth caterpillar actually looks like a snake head, a frightening visage for most predators the moth would come across.
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Mimicry and Camouflage ... This type of mimicry, where one species mimics another that is distasteful or armed with spines, stingers or toxic chemicals (such as snake venom), was first described by the English naturalist, Henry Walter Bates. ... Hawk moth caterpillar and snakes...
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www.bioedonline.org/lessons/mimicry-camouflage.cfm
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MIMICRY , in See also: ... moth (Euchelia jacobaeae), which is banded with these colours . Moreover, young birds that had been taught by experience that these caterpillars are uneatable also See also: ... HAWK (O. Eng. hafoc or heafoc, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch havik, Ger. Habicht; the root is hab-, haf-, to hold, cf.
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Adults of the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth are extremely similar in appearance to bumblebees, and gain a level of protection from this mimicry. The wings are transparent with a thin brown border, and the body is furry and banded.
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; A giant hawk moth (Eumorpha typhon) adult with its tongue (proboscis) extended. The larvae (caterpillars) of this moth feed on wild grape leaves. Image by Alfred University artist Joseph Scheer.
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Adults of the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth are extremely similar in appearance to bumblebees (3), and gain a level of protection from this mimicry. The wings are transparent with a thin brown border, and the body is furry and banded.
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