sixpenceee:The Cinereous Mourner is a bird that mimics a toxic caterpillar when it’s a baby. Scienti
sixpenceee:The Cinereous Mourner is a bird that mimics a toxic caterpillar when it’s a baby. Scientists were baffled as to why the baby bird were bright orange but now they know it serves as a warning. The 2nd picture is off the toxic caterpillar itself. It lives around Cinereous Mourner nests and its hairs are tipped with an irritating toxin. (Source) -- source link
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