they turn green and blend in among leaves. 'A defence reflex also helps at this stage: when they are touched they arch their backs and send two red horns protruding from their heads. 'A foul smell is ...

Swallowtail butterflies ... Lives series. When larvae hatch from eggs, they use camouflage to resemble bird droppings for about 20 days before turning bright green. Larvae have six legs and ...

Native to Asia, this subspecies of the lime swallowtail ... into tiny caterpillars that are black with white bands, ...