What makes an eyespot? Cuticular proteins of course! — by Unknown on

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Close-up of an eyespot on a Papilio xuthus caterpillar [ NOT  the Eye of Sauron ]. Photo from Futahashi et al. (2012) BMC Biology 10:4...

Flickr Group: "Caterpillars with Eyespots" — by Unknown on

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Some time ago I made a Flickr group called " Caterpillars with Eyespots " to collect photos of caterpillars that have eyespots....

The Biologija Bump! — by Unknown on

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What up Finland? Map showing the geographical distribution of "hits" on this blog Nov 16th 2012. You can't see Croatia we...

I liked lithographed images BEFORE it was cool — by Unknown on

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Deilephila elpenor   ( Sphingidae ) This is a vintage lithographed image of a  Deilephila elpenor caterpillar from "Europe's...

Pink Underwing Moth (Phyllodes imperialis) - Family: Noctuidae — by Unknown on

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Pink Underwing Moth - Phyllodes imperialis ( Noctuidae ) Final instar Phyllodes imperialis caterpillar. Recently this spectacular p...

Clay and pastry caterpillars in science education — by Unknown on

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Pastry caterpillars: a tool to teach evolution by natural selection Last week Jay Fitzsimmons over at the Canadian Field-Naturalist Blog ...

BAD PORTRAIT Times Two! — by Unknown on

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I may not know a lot about art, but I know what I like... Bad Portrait of 5th instar Papilio canadensis caterpillar. Painted by Mandy ...

BAD PORTRAIT TIME for Caterpillar Eyespots! — by Unknown on

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Portrait by Mandy Stobo as past of her Bad Portrait Project I recently started following  the  Curiosity Rover  Twitter account (@Ma...