From: Phil HowertonSent: Wednesday, December
08, 2004 9:56
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Subject:
Fwd: Re: hawkmoth horn function? TT-25
It's for...whenever
the hawl moth caterpiller feels like playing a tune; like, you know, St. Louis
Blues. Or demands the right
of way.
Phil DN
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EDNOTE. Rest assured I shall
pass on these new theories on the function of the posterior horn to
NABOKV-L's hawkmoth specialist.
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From: "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net>
To:
<NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 11:46
AM
Subject: Fw: hawkmoth horn function? TT-25
> EDNOTE. FOR ALL
OF YOU CLAMOURING TO KNOW WHAT THE FUNCTION OF THE
> HAWKMOTH'S
L'AIGUILLON ROUGE IS--THE DEFINITIVE EXPERT ANSWER IS.....
>
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> From: "Michael A. Wells"
<mawells@email.arizona.edu>
> To: "D. Barton Johnson"
<chtodel@cox.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:54 PM
>
Subject: Re: hawkmoth horn function?
>
>
> > Hi:
>
>
> > It is unknown. Some have suggested it might be to fool birds
into
> > think that is the head, but I don't think there is any
real
> > evidence. It is not
> > strong enough to be used for
defense. So, it remains a curious mystery.
> >
> > M
Wells
> >
> > D. Barton Johnson wrote:
> >> /Dear
Dr. Wells,/
> >> / Could you perhaps tell me what the function of
the horn on the Manduca
> >> sexta/ /(and other Spinxes might be.
Thank you./ // /Dr. Don
> >> Johnson, UCSB/
> >
>
> --
> > Michael A. Wells, Ph.D.
> > Regents Professor
Emeritus
> > Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Biological
> > Sciences West Room 516 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
85721-0088
> > Email: mawells@email.arizona.edu
> > Research
Web Site: http://aedes.biochem.arizona.edu The
Manduca
> > Project: http://www.manducaproject.com/
>
> Voice: 520 621-3847
> > FAX: 520 621-9288
> >
>
>
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