Re: back to Bonnies larva

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] back to Bonnies larva
• From: &* R* F* <g*@well.com>
• Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 19:36:43 -0400
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So much for the impression that moths are the 'poor' relations of the
butterfly!

Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Kitty
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:08 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] back to Bonnies larva

Ooh!  neat
Hyalophora cecropia

and this is what you can look forward to:
http://www.adkscience.org/gallery/collections/Cecropia%20Moth.htm

Kitty

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Just a bit of a puzzlement: What evolutionary advantage do those
colored projections on the back of the larva convey ? They don't
at that stage have to attract anything; are they supposed to repel
predators ? If not, what ?
-jrf
--
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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