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The image appeared in the May 2024 story “Degrees of Change.” Photograph by Brian Skerry This cecropia caterpillar’s appearance seems to say, “don’t touch,” but the insects are rather ...

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DURING experiments on the water balance of pupal and mature Hyalophora cecropia (Schneider), it was observed that the facial area of the adult may become moist when the hæmolymph is diluted.

Photographer Sam Jaffe captures the delight and deceit of his subjects, such as this cecropia caterpillar. Despite its fierce appearance, the breakfast-sausage-size creature is harmless.