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jtotheizzoe: The Biology of the Translucent Jewel Caterpillar You’ve seen the odd-looking larval wonder on your dashboard. Why does it look like that? Really interesting post at SciAm detailing the jewel caterpillar’s unique defensive adaptations (specifically the evolutionary advantages of “looking like a poisonous gumdrop”) (via Scientific American Blog Network) posted 1 week ago / 857 notes / reblog
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