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Hemeroplanes Triptolemus is a caterpillar in Peru that transforms itself into looking like a snake when it feels threatened [x].

Hemeroplanes triptolemus, hawk moth larvae, mimicking a snake.

Dyanstor daruis is a caterpillar native to Trinidad, you can find these incredible snake head chrysalises
hanging on the underside of forest leaves. You’ve likely heard of or
seen caterpillars that mimic snakes before, like the gorgeous Hemeroplanes triptolemus, but to see a chrysalis like this almost perfectly put on a viper’s visage…that’s something else.

Images courtesy of Andreas Kay; powered by deviantArt//LuciRamms.

The Weta is one of the largest and
heaviest insects in the world. They are found in a wide variety of
environments due to their ability to cope with variations in temperate.
They have large jaws and are known to hiss and bite when threatened.

A male Creatonotos gangis moth with four inflated coremata.
The coremata (or hair-pencils) produce the pheromone hydroxydanaidal to attract their mates.

Insect Correspondences

Spider – Connections, communication, raised awareness
Potato bug – Protection,closure, seclusion
Beetle – Beauty, glamour, self esteem
Ant – Community, sacrifice, team building
Grasshopper – Movement, invisibility, speed
Bee – Strength, travel, success, bounty
Moth – Light, searching, journey, growth
Butterfly – Death, rebirth, beauty, humble beginnings
Fly – Greed, satisfaction, hunger
Cockroach – Survival, drive, fighting, stubbornness
Mosquito – Blood, reliance, self sufficiency
Lady bug – Charity, kindness, friendliness
Snail – Determination, slow growth, development