Appearance
Caterpillar Parts Viz -
"Note the six pairs of simple eyes, called stemmata . They don't see images—only light and shadow. And those tiny antennae? They taste the air. But the real marvel, viz. the mandibles —horizontal jaws that shred leaves like botanical scissors."
The caterpillar chewed on, indifferent to its own anatomy. Would you like a diagram or a glossary version of the same "viz." list? caterpillar parts viz
"And lastly, viz. the anal prolegs and the terminal opening. Waste exits as frass —those little dark pellets. Curiously, some caterpillars fire their frass meters away to hide their scent from predators." "Note the six pairs of simple eyes, called stemmata
The Specs of the Specimen