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PLANTS - How smoker's breath saved this caterpillar's life

Meet the tobacco hornworm, a caterpillar that regularly eats tobacco leaves loaded with nicotine. Research now shows this little bugger has a strange and unique defense against hungry spiders: It "puffs out" nicotine, creating a kind of toxic bad breath. This serves as a potent warning that says, "Eat me and you'll die!"Read more...    ...

How smoker's breath saved this caterpillar's life

http://io9.com/how-smokers-breath-saved-this-caterpillars-life-1490653

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