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Caterpillars More Likely to Vomit Alone
(Thanks to Stuart Loucks)
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April 12, 2012
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But who's gunna hold their hair back?
Posted by: Suzie Q. Wacvet | April 12, 2012 at 03:45 PM
"the caterpillars of the large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) protect themselves by vomiting on their predators."
Why does this remind me of college???
Posted by: frodolives | April 12, 2012 at 03:46 PM
Oh, I remember why!!! I saw the Vomiting Caterpillars open for the Fine Young Cannibals back at that time....
Posted by: frodolives | April 12, 2012 at 03:47 PM
isn't "i'll vomit alone" an old johnny cash song?
Posted by: mudstuffin in klumbus | April 12, 2012 at 03:49 PM
mud, no that was a line by Marlene Dietrich...
Posted by: frodolives | April 12, 2012 at 03:52 PM
Not Cash, but Sinatra:
Vomiting alone
Exchanging gastric
Juices on the phone
Because I called you
Caterpillar tone...
I'm stuck. Ligirl?
Posted by: Just Some Guy | April 12, 2012 at 04:18 PM
Caterpillar legal defense. He made a futive movement toward my leaf so I thigh-puked him in self-defense.
Posted by: HogsAteMySister | April 12, 2012 at 04:26 PM
This is diametrically opposed to behavior patterns among fraternity brothers, who often "perform" as a group, sometimes in perfect unison ... merely sayin' ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | April 12, 2012 at 04:32 PM
Do they also drink alone?
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 12, 2012 at 04:32 PM
Sounds more like George Thorogood:
"I vomit alone, yeah
With nobody else
I vomit alone, yeah
With nobody else
You know when I puke alone
I prefer to be by myself"
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 12, 2012 at 04:41 PM
Fine, but it still doesn't explain why they have all those itty bitty little legs.
Posted by: Clankie | April 12, 2012 at 05:23 PM
CAPITAL ***SNORK*** at Jeff...
Posted by: frodolives | April 12, 2012 at 05:38 PM
Clankie, because if they didn't have all those legs then their pants would just look silly with empty pant legs flopping about.
Posted by: max | April 12, 2012 at 05:45 PM
sorry, JSG - i can't cough up anything
...but you DID kinda give me butterflies in my stomach ;)
Posted by: ligirl | April 12, 2012 at 06:09 PM
ligirl, are you familiar with the term
"Get a room!"
Posted by: frodolives | April 12, 2012 at 06:15 PM
ligirl, that was meant to be followed with a "(g)"...
Posted by: frodolives | April 12, 2012 at 06:18 PM
My thought exactly Jeff.
Posted by: Loudmouth | April 12, 2012 at 10:37 PM
"...A type of caterpillar which defends itself by regurgitating on its predators is less likely to do so when in groups than when alone..."
Well sure, it's embarrassing.
Posted by: Wolfsong | April 12, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Geez, just when I thought I was hitting rock bottom, I find out that I might be a catapillar. Urp.
Posted by: random thunking | April 13, 2012 at 10:02 AM