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Tobacco hornworm caterpillars suppress pain by adopting a distinctive " sphinx" posture, actively reducing their pain response rather than fleeing or defending. This discovery highlights unexpected flexibility in insect pain management and may Carolina Sphinx & Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta Robert Thompson PhotographyRobert Thompson Photography Fuelling on the wing: sensory ecology of hawkmoth foraging Journal of Comparative Physiology A Springer Nature Link 05DecCaruthers
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