Insects and Spiders

Look At All Those Polka Dots

I wonder what the purpose is for all the little raised polka dots. Maybe the texture would feel funny to a predator's mouth and tongue and discourage it from making a meal of the caterpillar.
Walnut Sphinx Caterpillar (Amorpha juglandis)

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