Climate Change and Caterpillars

On this Earthwatch Expedition, you’ll search the forests of Costa Rica for caterpillars and take specimens to the lab for state-of-the-art chemical analysis and observation. Prepare to be dazzled by the array of shapes and colors that caterpillars come in, most of which serve as natural defenses against their predators. You may even find a new species—it’s happened before.

在本次地球观察（Earthwatch）科考探险活动中，您将前往哥斯达黎加的森林搜寻毛虫，并采集标本带回实验室开展尖端化学分析与观测研究。您将为毛虫丰富多样的形态与色彩所震撼，其中绝大多数毛虫都演化出了抵御天敌的天然防御策略。您甚至有可能发现新物种，这类发现此前已有先例。