A notodontid novelty: Theroa zethus caterpillars use behavior and anti-predator weaponry to disarm host plants
Fig 5
Effects of VEG secretion and acid constituents on latex outflow from poinsettia petioles.
Petioles were severed 2.5 hours after being abraded and treated either with T. zethus VEG secretion, a reconstituted acid solution (6.53 M formic acid, 0.05 M butyric acid), or water. The VEG secretion and reconstituted acid solutions caused a similar reduction in wet weights of latex. Bars with different letters differ significantly at P < 0.05 using Games-Howell pairwise tests.