Plasticine Caterpillar (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Plasticine Caterpillar

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Using plasticine caterpillar models like this one at the Smithsonian's ForestGEO site of Tai Po Kau in Hong Kong, researchers discovered a global pattern of higher predation at low elevations and low latitudes.

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Chung Yun Tak

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