• ickplant@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    73·
    1 year ago

    In case it’s not clear from the pic, this is a caterpillar.

    • JakenVeina@lemm.eeEnglish
      24·
      1 year ago

      It’s very much not clear, lol, I was coming here to ask. FASCINATING photo.

    • Excrubulent@slrpnk.netEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Eyes ward off predators because they make the creature look like a big predator, so that’s very much the point of those markings.

      • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        for some animals fake eyes can be on a nonessential part of the body like a fish’s tail, because eyes are also an indicator of where the head is and is a primary target for predators. so they can get away with a damaged tail instead of losing their head to a massive bite.

  • Professorozone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    It’s so cool looking. Usually means it’s poisonous.Is it?

    Technically is that venomous if it doesn’t inject but is just poisonous on the outside?

      • Professorozone@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        We could invent a third one until someone corrected us. They say that’s the fastest way to get a correct answer on the Internet. Instead of asking, just say something wrong.

        How about touchydeathy?

      • porcelainpitcher@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Still poison. But if you had a cut/open wound on your skin or in your mouth/digestive tract venom would still be effective.