Tobacco hornworm caterpillar (IMAGE)

Binghamton University

Tobacco hornworm caterpillar

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The tobacco hornworm caterpillar, a common garden pest, can actually detect airborne sound via microscopic hairs on its body, according to a team of faculty and graduate students at Binghamton University.

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Ron Miles

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