tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post5496587272755940703..comments2023-10-12T05:17:48.592-04:00Comments on Caterpillar Eyespots: Toad responds to Deilephila elpenor caterpillarAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09489411986204475273noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-63668458659456983022012-05-03T14:38:26.176-04:002012-05-03T14:38:26.176-04:00Also check out this post by Ed Yong:
http://blogs....Also check out this post by Ed Yong:<br />http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/08/01/harmless-snakes-avoid-danger-by-mimicking-the-triangular-heads-of-vipers/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489411986204475273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-34677032149282829962012-05-03T14:27:39.788-04:002012-05-03T14:27:39.788-04:00Good question. Many caterpillars with eyespots ass...Good question. Many caterpillars with eyespots assume a defensive posture when they feel threatened and this may enhance the fear/intimidation effect of the eyespots. I am really interested in the morphology-eyespot interaction and I am currently working on a few projects investigating that question right now - not with toads in particular though ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489411986204475273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-400670555595803518.post-66335517779708488462012-05-03T13:49:03.585-04:002012-05-03T13:49:03.585-04:00Interesting! I wonder if a toad would react simila...Interesting! I wonder if a toad would react similarly to a caterpillar without eyespots? It would be neat to test if it were the general shape and size of the caterpillar that mattered, or if it needs eyespots to illicit that response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com