In high enough concentrations, milkweed can kill a horse, or a human. To be able to eat this plant, monarchs evolved a set of unusual cellular mutations. New research shows the animals that prey on monarchs also evolved these same mutations.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211122135324.htm
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
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