Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar
Eyespots out, osmeterium ready!
Pair Bond Durations
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Brief associations lasting only for copulation with no extended pair bond
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Transient Animals
Tiger Swallowtail
Striped speedster of eastern forests
Tent Caterpillar
Silk tents, teamwork, and tree-top dramas
Asp Caterpillar
Looks like fur-stings like fire.
Gypsy Moth Caterpillar
Blue then red spots-forest defoliator
Puss Caterpillar
Soft look, sharp sting.
Luna Moth Caterpillar
Eat leaves, spin silk, become moonlight
Southern Flannel Moth
Fluffy look, fierce sting.
Swallowtail Butterfly
Big wings, bold tails, secret defenses
Luna Moth
Moon-green wings, night-born wonder
Swallowtail Caterpillar
Pop the osmeterium-stay alive!
Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Fuzzy forecast-or forest forager?
Giant Golden Mole
Gold in the soil, ghost of the forest
Golden Mole
Not true moles-Africa's sand swimmers
Mouse-Deer (Chevrotain)
Small body, big forest secrets
Diminutive Woodrat
Desert's master hoarder and builder
Deer Mouse
Bicolored tail, big-range survivor
Mountain Beaver
The "beaver" that never builds dams
Bamboo Rat
Asia's underground bamboo engineers
Porcupinefish
Inflate. Bristle. Be unbothered.
African Elephant
Big ears, bigger impact.
Forest Cuckoo Bumblebee
All buzz-no workers.
Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee
No nest. No workers. All takeover.
Yellowish Cuckoo Bumblebee (formerly Fernald's Cuckoo Bumblebee)
The nest-hijacking bumblebee