Caterpillars of the Peppered Moth Sense Color through Their Skin (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Caterpillars of the Peppered Moth Sense Color through Their Skin

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Twig-mimicking caterpillars change their color depending on the background and move to color-matching backgrounds.

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Arjen van't Hof, University of Liverpoool

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