What in the hell is this "creature?"

[ForumMaster]

disgusting. looks so unreal! i've never seen anything like it. a slug probablly.

 

[trmiv]

Looks like it turns into a rather nice looking butterfly from the google searches I did.

 

[GarlicBreath]

Originally posted by: StormRider

Originally posted by: GarlicBreath
Here he is:

http://static.flickr.com/29/49501941_e998977179_b.jpg

It's a tiger swallowtail caterpillar.

http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/enlarged.asp?imageID=22482

Read about the false eyes here:

http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/caterpillars/indexexplain.htm

Wow, how did you figure it out it was a Tiger Swallowtail caterpiller? I used to collect butterflies as a kid and those were some of the more beautiful bufferflies around.

I got lucky. I knew it was a caterpillar (certainly not a slug.) I did a google image search for caterpillar false eyes, then looked through the results 'til I found one that looked the same.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: RCN
Can someone explain to me how the 'fake eyes' come about through evolution? Or the instinct the caterpillar has that would seemingly make it aware of the defense mechanism and use it.

God made them that way, silly.

 

[GarlicBreath]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: RCN
Can someone explain to me how the 'fake eyes' come about through evolution? Or the instinct the caterpillar has that would seemingly make it aware of the defense mechanism and use it.

God made them that way, silly.

Yes, but of course.

God was looking around one day and said "dammit, these stupid birds are eating all my caterpillars". He could have just said "listen birds, don't eat so many caterpillars" and they would have to obey, cuz he's God and all. But instead he just gave his favorite caterpillars the fake eyes. Probably because it was funnier. That's what I like to think happened, anyway.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: GarlicBreath

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: RCN
Can someone explain to me how the 'fake eyes' come about through evolution? Or the instinct the caterpillar has that would seemingly make it aware of the defense mechanism and use it.

God made them that way, silly.

Yes, but of course.

God was looking around one day and said "dammit, these stupid birds are eating all my caterpillars". He could have just said "listen birds, don't eat so many caterpillars" and they would have to obey, cuz he's God and all. But instead he just gave his favorite caterpillars the fake eyes. Probably because it was funnier. That's what I like to think happened, anyway.

lol

nice

 

[KingPhil]

Its an ALIEN!

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: GarlicBreath

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: RCN
Can someone explain to me how the 'fake eyes' come about through evolution? Or the instinct the caterpillar has that would seemingly make it aware of the defense mechanism and use it.

God made them that way, silly.

Yes, but of course.

God was looking around one day and said "dammit, these stupid birds are eating all my caterpillars". He could have just said "listen birds, don't eat so many caterpillars" and they would have to obey, cuz he's God and all. But instead he just gave his favorite caterpillars the fake eyes. Probably because it was funnier. That's what I like to think happened, anyway.

:thumbsup:

 

[PhoenixOrion]

looks delicious.

a little bit of salt and pepper will do.

 

[FoxyProxy]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/49erinnc/Creature2.jpg

Aww that face is sooooo adorable. Looks like something out of shark tale.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: KingPhil
Its an ALIEN!

You're an alien!

actually i do see grounds to call it an alien.

 

[Eli]

Uh, all of you saying that's a slug seriously need to get out of the house more.

 

[JDrake]

man in the ghetto i seen bugs 8x tat sise

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: GarlicBreath

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: RCN
Can someone explain to me how the 'fake eyes' come about through evolution? Or the instinct the caterpillar has that would seemingly make it aware of the defense mechanism and use it.

God made them that way, silly.

Yes, but of course.

God was looking around one day and said "dammit, these stupid birds are eating all my caterpillars". He could have just said "listen birds, don't eat so many caterpillars" and they would have to obey, cuz he's God and all. But instead he just gave his favorite caterpillars the fake eyes. Probably because it was funnier. That's what I like to think happened, anyway.

:thumbsup:

Agreed.

/see sig.

 

[cessna152]

What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

 

[DannyLove]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
A Navigator.

The spice must flow.

lol, that is hilarious, I was thinking the same thing!

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: cessna152
What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

My boss actually mounted it on the wall in his office

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: cessna152
What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

My boss actually mounted it on the wall in his office

It wil just shrivel up into nothing unless you properly preserve it.

 

[allies]

Originally posted by: Eli
Uh, all of you saying that's a slug seriously need to get out of the house more.

Hahah definitely... wtf kind of slugs have you guys been seeing. Slugs don't even have legs!

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: cessna152
What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

My boss actually mounted it on the wall in his office

It wil just shrivel up into nothing unless you properly preserve it.

People use salt to preserve meat, don't they? That sould work, right?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Eli
Uh, all of you saying that's a slug seriously need to get out of the house more.

 

[allies]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: cessna152
What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

My boss actually mounted it on the wall in his office

It wil just shrivel up into nothing unless you properly preserve it.

JDrake is not the OP

 

[chowderhead]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: RCN
Can someone explain to me how the 'fake eyes' come about through evolution? Or the instinct the caterpillar has that would seemingly make it aware of the defense mechanism and use it.

The standard evolution theory is something like this:
[*]Colors change through mutations.
[*]This particular color pattern meant that fewer of this type were eaten.
[*]Thus more of that color pattern had babies.
[*]Thus you get more and more of that color pattern. Instead of a rare mutation, it becomes common.

This explains it quite nicely. The classical example of this theory is the peppered moth example in England which you can google to find out more about.

The caterpillar's coloration warns potential predators that the caterpillar appears larger than it is i.e. a snake. cool looking images btw.

 

[cessna152]

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: cessna152
What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

My boss actually mounted it on the wall in his office

LOL, how do you mount a bug? Nail it? Glue it?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: allies

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: JDrake

Originally posted by: cessna152
What did you do with it? I hope you let it go

My boss actually mounted it on the wall in his office

It wil just shrivel up into nothing unless you properly preserve it.

JDrake is not the OP