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yallerdawg

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4. Now this makes you wonder...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2014, 01:45 PM

May 2014

how natural selection and survival of the fittest got to this?

I know there's an answer, this thing wasn't stored on the Ark, but it is so peculiar...

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The best of Nature's disssssguises you'll ever see: The caterpillar that looks and even acts like a [View all] Judi Lynn May 2014 OP

This is exciting LaurenG May 2014 #1

I admire Nature and find it's surprises more than often…beautiful. Tikki May 2014 #2

Scary! Baitball Blogger May 2014 #3

Now this makes you wonder... yallerdawg May 2014 #4

A really good explanation for this kind of mimicry is found in "Climbing Mount Improbable" ProfessorPlum May 2014 #8

Outstanding explanation. Thank you. yallerdawg May 2014 #9

Oh, wow, you're very welcome! ProfessorPlum May 2014 #13

Best one I have seen yet. bvar22 May 2014 #5

Wow, now that's some impressive evolution! nt valerief May 2014 #6

Thanks for not showing a pic of the spiders you were talking about dickthegrouch May 2014 #7

STUNNING!!! calimary May 2014 #10

COOL! MynameisBlarney May 2014 #11

holy crap, that's an even more amazing caterpillar than the ssssnakapillar BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #14

K&R Solly Mack May 2014 #12