Biology
'Nicotine Breath' Helps Tobacco-Eating Caterpillar Escape Predators [ Video]
The tobacco hornworm or Manduca sexta chases away its predators by its nasty nicotine breath, a new study has revealed. The bug uses a nifty trick to convert some of its food into a cloud of poisonous compound that repels its enemies.
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