science_memes·Science Memesbyfossilesque That fur coat thoView original on mander.xyz315Comments5Reply
LLili_Thana lemmy.dbzer0.com2Hide 2 repliesThe caterpillar of that species looks like a tiny toupee or mustache, but is one of the most venomous caterpillars in existence. They're native to where I live and we call them "asps". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis16Reply
IIllogicalbit replylemmy.worldI just took a picture of one of these recently! No touchy though. 4Reply
TTollana1234567 replylemmy.todaymoths do predate butterflies by 100+million years. apparently butterflies evolved in the americas, neotropics.4Reply
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The caterpillar of that species looks like a tiny toupee or mustache, but is one of the most venomous caterpillars in existence. They're native to where I live and we call them "asps".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
I just took a picture of one of these recently! No touchy though.
That caterpillar needs to comb it's hair
Reject crab. Return to Moth.
moths do predate butterflies by 100+million years. apparently butterflies evolved in the americas, neotropics.