Deep Look
The Pipevine Caterpillar Thrives in a Toxic Love Triangle
2021 • E10 May 18, 2021 5m
The devilish caterpillars of the pipevine swallowtail butterfly *devour* the California pipevine, never mind that the plant is trying to poison them. Their butterfly moms don’t pollinate the pipevine in return, though. So, the vine traps unlucky gnats in its labyrinthine flowers to do the job.