Is This Caterpillar For Real? The Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar 🐛

#thespicebushswallowtailcaterpillar #cartooncatepillar #snakecaterpillar #cartooncaterpillar Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar The Spicebush caterpillar is probably the cutest caterpillar you’ve ever seen and unlike any other you’ve seen too. This cartoon-like creature is like something from a fantasy novel. The mature caterpillar has “snake head” eyespots. They are green with a pale yellow lateral line running the length of the caterpillar. The underside of the caterpillar is pinkish-brown, and each abdominal segment is ringed by six blue spots outlined in black. One dot on each side is below the yellow lateral line. They have two pairs of false eyespots: It’s this combination of the eyespots and a swollen thorax is believed to mimicry either green snakes or tree frogs. This fools predators like birds. It lives in a silk-covered leaf tube. They spin silk to tighten a leaf around itself, giving the caterpillar a safe place to hide during the day. It feeds at night. The mature caterpillar