Megalopygidae caterpillar (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Megalopygidae caterpillar

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The venom of the Megalopygidae caterpillar has been found to have toxin genes transferred from bacteria

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Credit: University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience

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