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Sneak Preview: The Pipevine Caterpillar Thrives in a Toxic Love Triangle
🕑 Added 2021-05-14 18:47:13 +0000 UTCThe devilish caterpillars of the pipevine swallowtail butterfly *devour* the California pipevine, never mind that the plant is trying to poison them. Their butterfly moms don’t pollinate the pipevine in return, though. So, the vine traps unlucky gnats in its labyrinthine flowers to do the job.
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Daniel Holder
It should be called the Dutchman's bong.
