Caterpillar mimics to be a snake to avoid predation

What is mimicry (mimicry, mimesis)?
Mimicry is used to resemble other existences.



Animals use mimicry to make their bodies look like surrounding objects, plants, and animals for attack and self-defense.



This photo is Deilephila elpenor, otherwise known as the elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth. It is a moth in the Sphingidae family.



You can see that it is protect itself from birds by pretending to be a snake

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Comments:

・Wow, cool!




・It looks like a baby snake!

・↑It can change its head shape to more resemble a snake when in danger.




・Where does this live?




・What does this look like when grown up?




・It looks like this:

・↑Wow, that looks different …




・↑I’m sure this little bug is full of poison …




・Nature is so strange!

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