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HELP! What is eating my palms?!?

Started by Central Floridave , Apr 06 2012 06:53 PM

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#1 Central Floridave

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Posted 06 April 2012 - 06:53 PM

Nice defensive mechanism to copy an all ready chewed frond with red color.

Any Natural Selection theories on this one?

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Posted 06 April 2012 - 07:01 PM

Look, the fronds come out like it has all ready been chewed by caterpillars. Kind of cuttin' to the chase.

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