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Avoiding the very hungry caterpillar: Herbivores pose unexpected threat to predatory mite eggs

Predators don't expect to be preyed upon, and especially not by herbivores such as caterpillars. The slow-moving, leaf-eating larvae may only intend to consume plants, but sometimes tiny creatures making their homes under leaves unwittingly become dinner: cue the mites.

Avoiding the very hungry caterpillar: Herbivores pose unexpected threat to predatory mite eggs
Image: Phys.org
Predators don't expect to be preyed upon, and especially not by herbivores such as caterpillars. The slow-moving, leaf-eating larvae may only intend to consume plants, but sometimes tiny creatures making their homes under leaves unwittingly become dinner: cue the mites.

Originally published at Phys.org

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