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It's for...whenever the hawl moth caterpiller feels like playing a tune; like,
you know, St. Louis Blues.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
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.....
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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you know, St. Louis Blues.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
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.....
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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