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Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars
Why this matters: new research or scientific developments with potential real-world impact.
An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its leaves next year by three days, wrong-footing the insects when they attack again
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