Black Swallowtail Caterpillar defense mechanism
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- Creator
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Views
- 7,546
- Video Title
- Black Swallowtail Caterpillar defense mechanism
- Description
- The caterpillar in this video will become a Black Swallowtail Butterfly. The projections from the caterpillar's head are forked glands called osmeterium. When the caterpillar believes it is in danger it will release these glands and emit a foul odor to repel predators. (Don't worry! No caterpillars were harmed in the making of this video.)
- Video Duration
- 11 sec
- Uploaded
- 2013-08-28T13:05:08.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- Smithsonian Gardens
- YouTube Channel
- SmithsonianGardens
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Gardens
- Record ID
- yt_NTVdgzOwyrM
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