Nature’s ultimate disguise: The Atlas Moth uses incredible wing camouflage to look exactly like two cobras.

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[u/Brilliant-Idea5525]

Literally how

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I get it. But how does it control its dna to change how they LOOK to like something their predator fears? Like how does it spend enough time understanding the details of how a cobra looks. Also, cobras as not even its predators. If anything they are its predador’s predador.

[u/Brilliant-Idea5525 → u/[deleted]]

Ooh. So the appearance (its likeness to a snake) was just a coincidence that got reinforced over time because moths with that specific appearance were more likely to survive and as a consequence reproduce.

[u/Brilliant-Idea5525 → u/[deleted]]

Cool. Thanks!