Well, all right, it doesn’t sing like Gene Autry. But it does squeak like a mouse–no small achievement, when you don’t have vocal organs.
Mr. Nature here, with the North American walnut sphinx moth caterpillar, which squeaks like a mouse when you bother it. This video was filmed outdoors, so you’ll have to turn up the volume to hear the caterpillar. Scientists theorize that it does this to fool small animals that might want to eat it: the caterpillar’s squeak sounds like an alarm call one of those small animals would make if someone really dangerous, like a hawk or a cat, came along. That’s the theory, at least. No one’s found a way to ask the caterpillar.
The caterpillar produces its squeak by forcing air out the spiracles (breathing holes) along its sides. Pavarotti never learned how to do that.
God’s stuff–infinite variety, infinite surprise.
Truly amazing. The wonders of the True God.
You’ve outdone yourself with this one, Mr. Nature! What an interesting little creature!
If you can get through the video in this article without tissues, I may have to question whether there’s anybody home. This should give your heart a smile for the rest of the day.
https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2018/08/04/hugs-%e2%99%a5/
How can we thank God enough, for thinking of this when He was creating the world?
Kinda like this –
https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2018/08/04/saturday-smile/
That video was truly beautiful, Linda. It brought a warm feeling in my heart.
God’s stuff 🙂