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Plant diversity may explain why some caterpillars are fussy about their food
- June 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Many insects will eat almost anything in their sight, such as certain beetles, grasshoppers and locusts, while others are remarkably picky eaters. For example, numerous insect herbivores will feed only on a single plant family or a specific type of tree. But why is this so?
Originally published at Phys.org