locomotion of a geometrid caterpillar

[posted: Thursday, 2008-06-19] [category: nature] [tags: animation]

this was recorded a few days ago, and just has just been merged into an animated gif:

i’ve added a little black dot to demonstrate how the caterpillar actually moves forward (even though this animation is an infinite loop).

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