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Teeny Tiny Horns

Check out the curly tongue and cute little horns on this Sachem skipper. The "horns" are actually labial palps. They are covered with sensory hairs & "taste" potential food to see what is edible and what is not. Of course tiny horns is more fun to think about.
Male Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris)
Crossandra (Crossandra infundibuliformis)

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