Euthalia aconthea gurda

[John Grehan]

Anne Kilmer wrote

"My guess about the caterpillar, since nobody seems to have caressed one,
for good or ill, is that the spikes serve as a defense. Tell you what ...
if you've
got a Euthalia, go poke it with your finger. You owe it to all of us". 


There seems to be some misunderstanding by Anne Kilmer regarding my
critique of purpose. I am not suggesting that the spikes may not have a
defense
 function. I am, however, separating defense from purpose. So I owe no-one
anything in this respect.

John Grehan