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Caterpillars’ Diet Choices
Published 1 year, 4 months ago
Description
The diamondback caterpillar, a major pest for cabbage family plants, has a surprising strategy for survival. It prefers to feed on unhealthy fields where the crops have already suffered, knowing that its primary predator, a parasite wasp, targets healthy fields. This behavior suggests the caterpillar has been designed with an instinctual understanding of how to avoid danger.
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Image: Diamondback caterpillar (Plutella_xylostella), K. Chaikovska (Kate Chkv), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.