Native to Australia, Uraba lugens is a strange caterpillar that stacks its molted heads atop each other. Uraba lugens' headpiece can stack up to 12 millimeters tall — nearly half its maximum body length of 25 millimeters. The metamorphosisLike all insects, these caterpillars go through stages during which they shed their outer skin, including their heads. "It's not uncommon to see caterpillars with at least five old heads stacked on top of the one they are currently using." "Life as a caterpillar is hard ... you are more than likely to get eaten by something," Hochuli said in an email.

Source: CNN August 09, 2020 12:00 UTC