What should goldenrod do to avoid an insect attack? Duck!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 22:28 in Biology & Nature

Plants and herbivores have always been involved in a sort of arms race, and plants' defensive strategies commonly involve thorns, spines, and chemical toxins. But when certain flies are out looking for goldenrod to lay their eggs on, some goldenrod plants react in a seemingly rationale way: they duck.

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