Friday, August 12, 2011

Insect

This very odd looking caterpillar on the side of my house is known as an insect. This is merely the larval form of what is to be a butterfly or moth, which the characterization of insect applies to. An insect is an arthropod with a head, thorax, and abdomen. While the caterpillar may lack these characteristics, butterflies and moths do not.

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