The caterpillar of the rare pink underwing moth has a very peculiar defense mechanism. When disturbed, it suddenly arches its back to reveal a pair of large, frightening eyes and what looks like a two rows of barred teeth.

The pink underwing moth is a rare and enigmatic insect found from subtropical New South Wales through Queensland and New Guinea. It feeds on rotting fruit and, although nocturnal, doesn’t seem to be strongly attracted to light.

The moth’s name was inspired by the bright pink bars on its hidden hind underwings, which some experts believe act as a defense mechanism. The theory is that a sudden display of color can startle or surprise a predator for long enough to let the moth escape. But that defense strategy pales in comparison to that used by the pink underwing moth in caterpillar form.

When they first hatch, caterpillars are a bland brown color, which actually helps them better blend into their surrounding to avoid detection by predators. But as it grows, it develops two large dark spots surrounded by bright yellow lines, which look like weird, giant eyes, as well as two rows of white lines that look like teeth.

Even though the markings of the pink underwing moth may look like a scary skeleton mask, the weird thing is that they are located on the back of the caterpillar. So while it looks like it is staring at you with those giant eyes and barred teeth, its head is actually tucked into its belly. In fact, the only time the caterpillar’s skeleton impersonation is visible is when it stretches’ its skin, which it does by curing in its head and body this way.

The pink underwing moth caterpillar is sometimes referred to as the “Big headed caterpillar”, which refers to the large false head that appears when the caterpillar adopts its defensive posture. It is thought that this illusion helps protect the defenseless caterpillars by making them look like a threat rather than a victim.

Source: https://www.odditycentral.com/animals/this-caterpillar-mimics-a-scary-skull-to-keep-predators-at-bay.html

Spider-Man on my mind...

scary

It is only a fool that will say God do not exist.

PlayerMeji:
Spider-Man on my mind...

i dey tell you

Amazing for the caterpiller.


survival is real.

It never jam, the predator will be like this skeleton is unusually meaty...

viyon02:
It is only a fool that will say God do not exist.

It is only fools that will say a god exist

Wonderful creatures of nature

@, first pics looks like spider Man.

Well that mask can only work for predators that know what a skull is.

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This is the first time I'm seeing this. One of the reasons you need to fear God.....

If not that I have read about this catarpillar just now on NL, this thing looks scary normal

Imagine girls wey dey flee from cockroaches,come see this one, Dem go faint

Life in the jungle is always on DISGUISE MODE for survival!!

That figure occupying asorock.....still thinking Sha..

Looks unique

God is Wonderful...

viyon02:
It is only a fool that will say God do not exist.

Thus says the holy book.

werey gan disguise...

Looks like the late WWE wrestler Kamala.

viyon02:
It is only a fool that will say God do not exist.

And what have you done to prove that God exist? The Whites keeps making discoveries and breaking boundaries on the dailies risking their lives just to make the world a better place and you sit behind your keyboard and presume, assume.

Even the phone you used to post this was created by the Whites.

Mayniaa:


It is only fools that will say a god exist

I guess he's hallucinating. Lol

God is great

E never meet better hungry bird,

smartty68:
And what have you done to prove that God exist? The Whites keeps making discoveries and breaking boundaries on the dailies risking their lives just to make the world a better place and you sit behind your keyboard and presume, assume.

Even the phone you used to post this was created by the Whites.

I guess he's hallucinating. Lol

Am sorry for you because your great grandfathers are disappointed in you in their graves, because your thinking is that of foolishness, just look around you, you will see existence of God around you, better you change your mind set before is too late.

The wonders of evolution.

Nah him business be that cus buhari don’t give a damn

Mayniaa:


It is only fools that will say a god exist

Psalms 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 14:2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 14:3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Mayniaa:


It is only fools that will say a god exist

And you think you’ve made sense? Let’s leave the Bible out of it.., what do you say about all these intelligent designs? A mistake? Or a work of a creator ? Saul was even worse than folks like you, they killed Christians and later repent.

You should bask in your ignorance today, tomorrow you’d be among the next level of people who would give testimony to an intelligent creator. Stay blessed!

viyon02:
Am sorry for you because your great grandfathers are disappointed in you in their graves, because your thinking is that of foolishness, just look around you, you will see existence of God around you, better you change your mind set before is too late.

You resort to insults in order to challenge me. What a God you have.

viyon02:
It is only a fool that will say God do not exist.

Which of the favor of your Lord will you deny.

smartty68:
You resort to insults in order to challenge me. What a God you have.

I didn't insult you my dear, because when a child behave and think in a stupid trait, then his parents need to instill some level of discipline in him. Just because you read some science fictions and evolution theory you think you are smart and want to prove some level of intelligent, change your thinking bro.

viyon02:
It is only a fool that will say God do not exist.

anything That makes you sleep at night b****