A cluster of caterpillars of the Cinnabar Moth show vivid warning colours known as aposomaptic colouration.

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Size: 4900px × 3424px
Location: South Stack, Holyhead, Anglesey, UK.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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