tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043070409577194312.post8177589189251246430..comments2021-01-26T04:06:15.042-08:00Comments on Epizootic: Conjuring Nature’s GhostsJames Hathawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11296720304198719066noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043070409577194312.post-71034079824230256562013-08-04T07:22:32.144-07:002013-08-04T07:22:32.144-07:00Here is another idea. I encountered a fourth insta...Here is another idea. I encountered a fourth instar (or thereabouts) hickory horned devil yesterday, and was struck by its defensive posture of displaying those black spots and splaying out its large spines. It was a distinctive posture and reminded me of another caterpillar - the saddleback slug caterpillar. These caterpillars sting like the dickens and I always seem to brush against one in the late Summer. Could the hickory horned devil be a Batesian mimic of those caterpillars?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601938439452546859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043070409577194312.post-9196543618377713612013-08-04T07:20:16.161-07:002013-08-04T07:20:16.161-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601938439452546859noreply@blogger.com