Scientists Glued Fake Caterpillars On Plants Worldwide. Here's What Happened
Predators that attacked the clay caterpillars left telltale bite marks, which were later analyzed to help figure the critter's risk of getting eaten. That analysis revealed a striking pattern.
Dozens of scientists recently glued fake green caterpillars onto plants around the world, in a unique study to see how the caterpillars' risk of getting eaten varied from pole to pole.
Any ant, slug, lizard, bird or beetle that attacked the soft clay caterpillars left telltale bite marks that were later analyzed by a lab in Finland.
It turns out the risk of being eaten was in the journal .
