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and director of the Smithsonian's Insect Zoo.
My first question was about the horn on the caterpillar's posterior. What function does it serve? "No specific known purpose," said Nate. "I think it might be a deterrent to birds that might feast on the caterpillar. Since birds, for good reason, go after the head of their prey, they might be confused and think the head is the rear end.” Makes sense. If a bird attacks a snake with intent to eat, the bird wants to immobilize the business end of the snake first.
"Why is the adult called a sphynx moth?" I wanted to know. "The caterpillar rears up when threatened and takes on the aspect of a sphynx," said Nate. "And looks formidable," he added, "though they really , have no defenses.”
I looked up "sphynx" and found much information. In Greek mythology, a sphynx was a monster with the body of a lion, wings, and the head and bust of a woman that went around asking riddles. If the person could not answer the riddle, he or she was destroyed. Also, "... a person
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