Pieris brassicae caterpillar cacoon - Follow up

in #macrophotography7 years ago

Still hasn't hatched, but the cool thing i've discovered was worth writing about and taking some pics.

Sooo... appearantly if one touches the cacoon - the larva inside'll moves its tail - look 😳

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In those last 3 pics u can actualy see the different angels of the cacoon tail after i touched it a bit.

I think its a defense instinct to scare away predetores.

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Enjoy 😎

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Hope you manage to get a photo when it breaks out. Do you know what species it is?

Eiwww! How do you even touch that :D

Hehe with a little stick 😂😂

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Yup I'd love to see it too

Ha ha! I can't imagine that the little swish of the tail would scare away predators.
Cool that you captured it on camera tho.

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