Caterpillar Snake Bashny.Net

Quite a number of animals on the planet are masters of disguise.
Transformation into images more formidable and dangerous animals - is also one of the tricks that helps animals to scare away potential enemies.
And some of them in this very successful, for example, a butterfly caterpillar Hemeroplanes triptolemus.
In times of danger it undergoes an amazing transformation into a snake .......





Caterpillar can meet in the tropical forests of Central America. But these butterflies have also seen in the northern part of South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana). Most of caterpillars spend their time in the trees

Butterfly Hemeroplanes triptolemus



Caterpillar Snake has an excellent defense mechanism that allows it to transform into a rattlesnake.
In times of danger it clings to a tree hind legs and lifts the upper part of his torso.
Then it swells creating a tricky and it gets raised part of a triangular shape, reminiscent of the snake's head with big eyes and shiny scales.



For more convincing she even starts to make small wiggle "back and forth", imitating, in this way, the willingness to throw the snake. All these tricks make the enemy to retreat.



For more convincing she even starts to make small wiggle "back and forth", imitating, in this way, the willingness to throw the snake. All these tricks make the enemy to retreat.

But like all the tracks, after a while it awaits transformation into a butterfly. Sorry, this actress disappears

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