Very flexible

Did you notice those long, black, wispy things sticking out of each end of the caterpillar?

They are not antenna.They are called tentacles. The longer ones are on the caterpillar's head.

14. How many tentacles do you see?

Look how flexible the caterpillar is! I cannot bend back like that. Can you?

What instrument would you use to measure the caterpillar’s length?

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