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----------------------------------------------- Projectile Poop: Why Some Caterpillars Go Ballistic(ally) Scientists answer the age-old question: Why do certain species of caterpillar fling their poop far and wide? by, Meera Lee Sethi 17 August 2010 The Carnal Carnival is a new science-blog carnival that collects “posts covering, mostly from a scientific perspective, a variety of bodily functions, fluids and excretions that are usually not discussed in polite company over an elegant meal.” That’s just our cup of tea! And this month’s theme is poop! Hence, this article. That is all. Sometimes, scientists find themselves in a position to right injustice. Back in the late 1990s, Georgetown University biologist Martha Weiss noted that animal researchers had, up to that point, spent far more time examining the details of feeding behavior than that of defecation. This, she thought,… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/projectile-poop-why-some-caterpillars-go-ballistic/
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