Toad responds to Deilephila elpenor caterpillar — by Unknown on

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I came across an interesting set of photos which depict a toad's reaction when presented with a late-instar Deilephila elpenor (Sphingi...

My research on eyespots mentioned in the New York Times! — by Unknown on

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My labmates recently published a paper on the evolution of imperfect mimicry in hoverflies ( Syrphidae ) in a top science journal: Nature ....

How do you figure out why species evolve a given trait? — by Unknown on

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An overview of the phylogentic comparative approach: We know that eyespots have evolved multiple times. This is because we observe the eye...

Perth EMC mentions my work on caterpillar eyespots! — by Unknown on

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My supervisor gave a talk on his predator-prey evolutionary ecology work a while back for the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) pu...

Another eyespot caterpillar video (Sphingidae) — by Unknown on

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Here is a video of two eyespot caterpillars from the Sphingidae family. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy8YcUHreAo Not sure what species...

Possibly the best known eyespot caterpillar: Hemeroplanes sp. (Sphingidae) — by Unknown on

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Hemeroplanes sp. ( Sphingidae ) This genus has some of the most well-known examples of snake-mimicry by caterpillars. I'm not sure th...