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Jewel Caterpillar
Sometimes, creatures found in nature are just weird. Beautiful, but weird. Take, for example, this stunning Jewel Caterpillar, officially known as Acraga Coa. Found in Central and South America, this odd-looking creature metamorphoses into another brilliant creature, an orange moth. I’ve … Continue reading →
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Tagged Acraga Coa, butterfly, Gerardo Aispuru, Jewel Caterpillar, metamorphosis, nature, orange moth, Project Noah
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Metamorphosis: Evolution’s Freak Factory
New Scientist has an interesting article on metamorphosis, which talks about how two separate beings with radically different body forms and life cycles develop from a single fertilised egg, and the effect this has had upon evolution. Two classic examples … Continue reading →
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Tagged ecdysone, evolution, freak factory, hormone, juvenile hormone, ladybird, larva, metamorphosis, New Scientist
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