Hairy caterpillar. The hairs act as an irritant when touched, and predators have learnt to avoid the caterpillar. Photographed in Mindo in the Ecuador

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Hairy caterpillar. The hairs act as an irritant when touched, and predators have learnt to avoid the caterpillar. Photographed in Mindo in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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