Imagine youre a bird rooting around for food on the floor of the rainforest, when suddenly you come face to face with one of these beady pairs of eyes. If it were a snake, youd be dinner. In these circumstances, most birds fly off in flight which is rather fortunate for the true owner of the eyes - the rear ends of various kinds of rainforest caterpillars. This isnt unique to the caterpillars either - many animals have false eye spots, either to frighten away predators or to distract attention from their true eyes, which are usually a vulnerable point.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:36:58 +0000
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