[Leps-l] "The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes" - Nature, 18 May 2017

[Dana, Robert (DNR)]

I wonder if this is true of cossid larvae. Termites depend on gut symbionts to digest cellulose. Do cossids digest cellulose, or do they get nutrition from other components of wood, or fungi ?

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Subject: [Leps-l] "The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes" - Nature, 18 May 2017

New paper indicates that monarchs and some other caterpillars, fish, and bats may not have microbes in their guts to help break down food.

I can't link to the paper due to limited computer functionality while on the road, but the title of the paper is in the subject line.
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