Smoker’s breath saves caterpillars’ lives
Tobacco-nibbling larvae exhale nicotine in face of predatory spiders
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NICOTINE DEFENSE Tobacco hornworm caterpillars use some of the nicotine in their food to produce a smoker’s breath strong enough to drive away predatory wolf spiders.
Courtesy of Pavan Kumar