CATERPILLARS

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CATERPILLARS

By Alp KAFDAGLI
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• Caterpillar is a stage of butterflies and moths
  which is called larval stage
• During this stage, the caterpillar can grow in
  size more than 30 000 times
• Caterpillars have a segmented body consisting
  of a head, a thorax and an abdomen
• Caterpillars primary function is to eat and
  grow in preparation for pupating

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• Caterpillar is a stage of butterflies and moths
  which is called larval stage
• During this stage, the caterpillar can grow in
  size more than 30 000 times
• Caterpillars have a segmented body consisting
  of a head, a thorax and an abdomen
• Caterpillars primary function is to eat and
  grow in preparation for pupating

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• Caterpillar is a stage of butterflies and moths
  which is called larval stage
• During this stage, the caterpillar can grow in
  size more than 30 000 times
• Caterpillars have a segmented body consisting
  of a head, a thorax and an abdomen
• Caterpillars primary function is to eat and
  grow in preparation for pupating

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• Caterpillar is a stage of butterflies and moths
  which is called larval stage
• During this stage, the caterpillar can grow in
  size more than 30 000 times
• Caterpillars have a segmented body consisting
  of a head, a thorax and an abdomen
• Caterpillars primary function is to eat and
  grow in preparation for pupating

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• Caterpillars bodies are multi-segmented and
  their bodies have 13 segments
• Their bodies divided into 9 parts, which are
  head, throax, abdomen, spiracle, anal prolegs,
  abdominal prolegs, segment, throacic legs,
  antenna.

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• There are two kinds of caterpillar legs
• Prolegs The prolegs are stumpy legs that let
  the caterpillar climb very well, even up vertical
  surfaces. The last pair of prolegs are called
  anal prolegs they are at the very end of a
  caterpillars. These prolegs disappear in the
  adult.
• Thoracic legs Caterpillars have three pairs of
  jointed legs with hooks these are attached to
  their thorax. Caterpillar's thoracic legs hold
  onto its food

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• Caterpillars move in a rippling movement

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Caterpillars have six pairs of simple eyes,
which can detect the changes in light intensity.
However their eyes can not form an image.
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Caterpillars can protect themselves by different
strategies

• Poison
• Camouflage
• Eyespots
• Hiding
• Bad smells

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• EYESPOTS

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Caterpillars can protect themselves by different
strategies

• Poison
• Camouflage
• Eyespots
• Hiding
• Bad smells

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