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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

That doesn’t make sense, caterpillars don’t mate. So why have a display like this? Or does this scare off predators somehow?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe it does nothing and evolution just never selected against it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

It’s possible. Seems like it would at least change visibility to predators though. Or make it harder for the caterpillar to hide. Interesting!

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