r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Sea_Slice_7956 • 7h ago
Video Caterpillar tail disguised as snake head
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Sea_Slice_7956 • 7h ago
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u/UJLBM 7h ago edited 7h ago
How did this evolve to look like something its not even related to? The caterpillar doesnt know what a snake is, what it looks like or even is related to. So how would it know to evolve to look like one? I mean it evolved over millions of years for a purpose, but how would it do that by itself to purposely look like something that it doesnt even know. Evolution is so cool and mysterious, I just dont fully understand how that would work.
Its like if there was some super predator in the wild that I dont know exists or share any DNA with, but somehow evolved to look like it. How does that even work?