Caterpillars are more vulnerable to predators than their later butterfly stage, so many have developed scary appearances for protection. These can scare anyone!
(image credit: Flickr user Thrillseekr)This green alien is a native of the Philippines and seems to have taken the fake eye spots to an extreme, making its “face” quite large and scary. Normally, a caterpillar’s face is much smaller and not on the second abdominal segment.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by envirochristian.
That's crazy!
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Great images! Great link!
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It's all a matter of perspective! :) and imagination of course. But great job on the photography - clear focus on the object.
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