Photograph of an Attacus atlas caterpillar depicting the differences between the thoracic legs, which are uniramous (have one branch) and end in a single claw, and the prolegs, which are fleshy ...

This rearing caterpillar will eventually transform into an owl moth ... You can see its head (1) curled downward, and its segmented true legs tucked under its head (2). Its fleshy prolegs, each ...

When a caterpillar first hatches ... The false legs are also called prolegs, and they help caterpillars climb, walk, and ...

Caterpillars have additional stumpy body parts called prolegs towards the back of their body that help them move around. They use them to grip onto twigs, stems and other surfaces. Different ...

This is the face of a caterpillar of the peacock moth (Automeris io), also called the Io moth. It has a thick covering of venomous spines (1) all over its body except its head. You can also see its ...