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MR. DIXON'S letter supplies a further illustration of the curious fact that certain insect larvæ are able to feed upon poisonous plants with impunity, and can pass through their digestive system an amount of poison sufficient to kill many a more highly organised being. It is perhaps owing to their being less highly organised that they are not susceptible to the poison. Although various instances in support of the fact have been placed on record, I have not met with any attempted explanation.
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Insusceptibility of Insects to Poisons. Nature 57, 365 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/057365c0
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