The bright aposematic colours suggest that it is a warning that the caterpillar is toxic or at least distasteful to predators.
The bright aposematic colours suggest that it is a warning that the caterpillar is toxic or at least distasteful to predators. Tiger moths caterpillars vary in colour and hair cover.
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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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