Caterpillar #1 is a photograph by Dr Morley Read/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 2nd, 2018.
Caterpillar #1
Caterpillar feeding on leaves of Cynanchum quitense, a plant belonging to the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae). Many of these plants are toxic,... more
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Caterpillar #1
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Dr Morley Read/science Photo Library
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Caterpillar feeding on leaves of Cynanchum quitense, a plant belonging to the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae). Many of these plants are toxic, causing the caterpillars that feed on them to become toxic also. The bright orange colouration probably serves as a warning to predators that the caterpillar is poisonous. Photographed near Quito, Ecuador.
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October 2nd, 2018
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