Mindy Weisberger (she/her) on Nostr: TIL that there are moths that froth! This is Amerila astreus, found in India, Sri ...
TIL that there are moths that froth!
This is Amerila astreus, found in India, Sri Lanka and New Guinea, and those yellow spheres next to its head are made up of tiny bubbles. Some species in this "frother" genus release bubbly secretions from glands near their eyes, to warn off predators.
📷 by budak, CC BY-NC
https://uk.inaturalist.org/taxa/126085-Amerila
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This is Amerila astreus, found in India, Sri Lanka and New Guinea, and those yellow spheres next to its head are made up of tiny bubbles. Some species in this "frother" genus release bubbly secretions from glands near their eyes, to warn off predators.
📷 by budak, CC BY-NC
https://uk.inaturalist.org/taxa/126085-Amerila
#SciComm #science #moths #insects