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Photographed at my friend Lisa's house [link] - this is the real-world inspiration for Caterpie. The "eyes" are completely false, and may fool birds into seeing a tiny snake instead of a tasty caterpillar. The real eyes, of course, would be barely visible dots on its real head, the grey part at the very end.

These caterpillars also have a Y-shaped orange horn (like Caterpie's) that they can extend from a slit behind their head, resembling a snake's tongue. I've only gotten one to do this, and didn't have a camera. The horn not only looks scary to predators, but SMELLS!

Sassafras and Spicebrush are the -ONLY- two plants these caterpillars will eat. A majority of butterflies are very particular like this, but most people don't realize it when they clear their yard of every "unwanted" plant. If you want to see more butterflies and caterpillars, let more native vegetation grow; even if they call them "weeds."

Description
Photographed at my friend Lisa's house [link] - this is the real-world inspiration for Caterpie. The "eyes" are completely false, and may fool birds into seeing a tiny snake instead of a tasty caterpillar. The real eyes, of course, would be barely visible dots on its real head, the grey part at the very end.

These caterpillars also have a Y-shaped orange horn (like Caterpie's) that they can extend from a slit behind their head, resembling a snake's tongue. I've only gotten one to do this, and didn't have a camera. The horn not only looks scary to predators, but SMELLS!

Sassafras and Spicebrush are the -ONLY- two plants these caterpillars will eat. A majority of butterflies are very particular like this, but most people don't realize it when they clear their yard of every "unwanted" plant. If you want to see more butterflies and caterpillars, let more native vegetation grow; even if they call them "weeds."