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Breathtaking Metamorphosis: The Saturniidae Moths

by Mihai Andrei
January 29, 2021
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What you see here is the amazing caterpillar of saturniidae moth. The family Saturniidae includes the largest species of moths which generally feature heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, lobed wings, reduced mouthparts, and small heads.

Image via Imgur.

We don’t know for sure why the caterpillars have this extremely intricate appearance. This is how they look like after the metamorphosis:

Image via Wikipedia.

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