8 Spectacular Caterpillars That Look Like Snakes. Gaze into the (fake) eyes of these caterpillars with decidedly snake-like features to get a glimpse into Mother Nature's sly side.

with its green colouring, striking eyespots and a bright orange 'tongue' called an "osmeterium". It's not actually a tongue, and on caterpillars the eyespots aren't real eyes either! That's one ...

the caterpillar’s eyes weren’t real. So was born the question of why a caterpillar might invest energy in producing a set of fake eyes. A little investigation led to a science research paper ...

Some caterpillars physically camouflage themselves to look like bird droppings or sticks, while others have developed fake eyes to scare off birds. Some caterpillars even have chemical defenses ...

Dozens of scientists recently glued fake green caterpillars onto plants around the world in an unusual study to see how the caterpillars' risk of getting eaten varied from pole to pole.