![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107055401im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Milkweed's Evolutionary Approach to Caterpillars: Counter Appetite With Fast Repair
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July 21, 2008
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The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: as the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants counter with their own unique defenses.
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