有的人覺得毛毛蟲很可愛,有的人怕毛毛蟲,不管怎樣,你有注意過他們的「腳」究竟長什麼樣子嗎?其實毛毛蟲的「腳」可以說是詭異、超酷、噁.心、可愛等形容詞的綜合體。英國昆蟲基金會學者麥卡達(Craig Macadam)最近向媒體《Bored Panda》透露了一些有關毛毛蟲腳的秘密。首先,牠們腹部腹面有五對小小的、肉質的短小結構稱前腳(prolegs)也俗稱「假腳」,這些肉質上佈滿了細微的鉤子協助毛毛蟲貼附在物體表面上攀爬。另外他們還有三對「真腳」,它們又可被區分為三個主要部位:股骨(femur)、脛骨(tibia)、跗骨(tarsi),腳部的尾端則有用來協助毛毛蟲攀附在植物上的小爪。至於毛毛蟲有多少腿,這通常依據品種及進化階段而定,例如某些特定蝴蝶或飛蛾在幼蟲時期擁有相同數量的腳,不過也是有例外,有的毛毛蟲品種甚至完全沒有腳。Imgur相簿用戶Attackoftentacle向《Bored Panda》分享了許多他拍攝毛毛蟲腳部的照片,並指出每隻毛毛蟲通常至少有3對腿位在胸前,這些腿就跟我們有膝蓋及腳踝一樣,也是有分段的,而且尾端都附有小爪,而下圖大部分拍攝的都是毛毛蟲前腳(或稱假腳)緊抱植物莖部的特寫,不得不說仔細久看還真的蠻可愛!
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