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A Big-Eyed Bug (Geocoris spp.) (2 of 2)

Caption: A big-eyed bug (Geocoris spp.) is attracted by green leaf volatiles and starts sucking a tobacco hornworm freshly hatched larva (right). By executing this kind of biocontrol, the tobacco plant rids itself of herbivore attackers.

Credit: Merit Motion Pictures, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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