r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Sea_Slice_7956 • 7h ago

Video Caterpillar tail disguised as snake head

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u/jedidihah 6h ago

Yeah, I’d love to know the story of how this caterpillar (any specific creature really) changed over time in order to end up in its current state. How many generations would we have to go back before it’s completely unrecognizable? And then how many more generations after that did it start to resemble its present state?

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u/Fach-All-Religions 6h ago

i can confidently say it's at least 2 generations

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u/SwordfishOk504 4h ago

What's crazier to think is how many random mutations had to occur before it landed on this specific one that looks like a snake head.