#manducasexta — Public Fediverse posts

#Manducasexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the Americas. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum

Tobacco Hornworm (Accoutrements)

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Hard to believe my first two Halloween-inspired posts this year would be sphingid moths, not a group of animals typically associated with being scary, spooky, or dangerous. But after having very recently acquired this big bad beast, I had to channel my inner Shobijin and summon it for the Blog! I am referring to the larva of a tobacco hornworm […]

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#Manduca #ManducaSexta #tobaccoHornworm #AccoutrementsArchieMcPhee

Always good to read about #ManducaSexta, although the mystery stated here isn't one in my opinion, it's just the plant's defence mechanism.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993988 #science #ecology #TobaccoHornworm #ChemicalEcology