Amazonian Bird Chick Mimics Toxic Caterpillar to Avoid Being Eaten (IMAGE)

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Amazonian Bird Chick Mimics Toxic Caterpillar to Avoid Being Eaten

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The top image shows a cinereous mourner nestling (Laniocera hypopyrra). The bottom shows a large, hairy caterpillar from the area (Megalopyge or Podalia sp.) that matches the nestling's plumage characteristics.

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Top, Santiago David Rivera; bottom, Wendy Valencia

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