"Caterpillars' Defense System"

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22 July 2021

Tiger moth (Arctiinae) fuzzy hairy caterpillar is on the garment at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21 July 2021. The caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism (a disease caused by the urticating scales and toxic fluids of adult moths, butterflies or its caterpillars).

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#6895160

22 July 2021

Tiger moth (Arctiinae) fuzzy hairy caterpillar is on the garment at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21 July 2021. The caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism (a disease caused by the urticating scales and toxic fluids of adult moths, butterflies or its caterpillars).

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#6895162

22 July 2021

Tiger moth (Arctiinae) fuzzy hairy caterpillar is on the garment at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 21 July 2021. The caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism (a disease caused by the urticating scales and toxic fluids of adult moths, butterflies or its caterpillars).

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