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This brightly coloured cinnabar moth caterpillar doesn't have to hide away. Its colours are there to warn off predators - it is very unpleasant to eat. So it just concentrates on eating its faourite food - ragwort. The moth is just as bad to eat. So here's a herbivore that is unlikely to make a meal for any carnivore.
 
 

 

 

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