Chinese oak silkworm moth
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The Chinese Oak Silkmoths are originally from southern China. If you can imagine someone shimmying out of a tight dress without using their hands, feet, or teeth, you can get a good idea of the motion involved here. You can see the cast-off skin just behind it. Disclaimer EOL content is automatically assembled from many different content providers. Cecropin B and D, hemolin , attacin and lysozyme were detected in the hemolymph. This was previously the caterpillar of a Tussah moth. It's a very magical but at the same time somewhat disturbing, kind of like seeing someone's leg bend the wrong way.