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A Spicebush Butterfly larva (Papilio troilus) uses mimicry to avoid predation by resembling both a bird dropping and a snake. During the day, it hides in a shelter constructed from a leaf.

A Spicebush Butterfly larva (Papilio troilus) uses mimicry to avoid predation by resembling both a bird dropping and a snake. During the day, it hides in a shelter constructed from a leaf.

A Spicebush Butterfly larva (Papilio troilus) avoids predation by constructing a leaf shelter to hide in during the day - Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada