- Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar
- 6"x6"
- Oil
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- This young caterpillar begins life eating the poisonous plant Aristolochia, called Pipevine. As it matures and eats more and more Aristolochia, the caterpillar retains much of the toxin inside its body without succumbing to the poison itself. Over time, the caterpillar and its butterfly adult form have so much toxin in them that the insects become toxic to their predators.
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