Did you guess what the Mystery Creatures was? It was found by Peter Naskrecki on the deck of his house in Costa Rica. Answer below the photo:
This is an adult male moth, the “monkey slug” Phobetron hipparchia. The caterpillar is equally weird.
Did you guess what the Mystery Creatures was? It was found by Peter Naskrecki on the deck of his house in Costa Rica. Answer below the photo:
This is an adult male moth, the “monkey slug” Phobetron hipparchia. The caterpillar is equally weird.
I thought it might be roadkill. Very odd indeed. That god, what a sense of humor. erp!
The pictures behind the link show even more how it got that curious name.
Looks like it has been knitted or the like!