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Diapausing embryos of the orthopteran Austroicetes cruciata undergo slow development for the first two months of diapause, before entering a resting stage [ 24 ] . Similarly, caterpillars of Cirphus unipunctata and Laphygma exigua continue to feed and develop during diapause, albeit at a much-reduced rate [ 25 ] , and caterpillars of the corn-stalk borer Sesamia nonagriodes undergo non-stationary moults during diapause [ 26 ] . These examples hint that the expression of diapause-controlled dormancy may vary between species [ 2 ] . Consequently, diapause could be considered extreme regulation of developmental rate, rather than a shutting down of morphological development.
Some hairy caterpillars have urticating hairs, which can cause severe skin reactions and pain [ 9 ] . It is not known what effect if any the caterpillar venom has on the snake bit remedy.
Some snake bottles also contain the caterpillars ( Battus polydamus , Papilionidae) [ 13 ] that eat tref leaves ( Aristolochia trilobata ). The leaf juice of Eclipta prostrata is used for scorpion stings.
Without caterpillars, the tits cannot produce the bright yellow breast feathers they need to do the dance and thus cannot attract mates.
Worse, toxins from the plant have greatly reduced the availability of a staple of the tits' diet: green caterpillars.