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Creepy Crawly Caterpillars

Thu, 30 Oct 2008
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Caterpillars have good vision. You would too if you had six tiny eyelets on each side of your head.  Here's another cool fact:  The average caterpillar has 248 muscles in their head segment.  I think you'll see that this page will get you the facts you need.

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  • Animal Facts
  • Caterpillars
Submitted by: Dana Morris Writer, Animals.com

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