Angled Sunbeam larva uses adorable pom-pom defense to escape predators
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🥋🐛🔥 La larva de la mariposa Angled Sunbeam (Curetis acuta) puede sacar “nunchakus” biológicos para defenderse. Posee unas estructuras llamadas osmeterios, que en otras orugas solo liberan olores repelentes, pero en esta especie son largos, flexibles y capaces de moverse como látigos. Cuando se siente amenazada, los despliega y los agita violentamente para ahuyentar a sus depredadores, como si estuviera blandiendo armas en miniatura 🥋🐛🔥 | Hans Fischer
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The angled sunbeam butterfly caterpillar will react quickly when slightly touched 🐛🙅 It will quickly extend tentacle organs with brush-like structures through its two periscopes and whirl them around to scare off a predator 👊 It may also emit a repellent 😬 This amazing species lives in rainforests & humid deciduous forests 🌳 To plant trees to help species like this, get the free Treecard app in the link in our bio 💚 🐤 F5Z6rniaawe7RhY
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Larva/Ulat kupu-kupu Angled Sunbeam (Curetis acuta) akan bereaksi cepat saat disentuh atau saat ia terancam. Ulat ini akan dengan cepat mengeluarkan organ tentakel dengan struktur seperti bulu melalui dua periskop di ujung belakangnya untuk menakuti predator. Selain itu, organ periskop tersebut dapat mengeluarkan zat kimia untuk mengusir predator. Ulat ini tidak berbahaya bagi manusia, mereka hidup di hutan hujan dan hutan gugur yang lembab di Lingkup Indomalaya. Video Credit : @treecard (IG) #j
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