More Plant Security Countermeasures

Schneier on Security 2013-04-24

Summary:

I've talked about plant security systems, both here and in Beyond Fear. Specifically, I've talked about tobacco plants that call air strikes against insects that eat them, by releasing a scent that attracts predators to those insects. Here's another defense: the plants also tag caterpillars for predators by feeding them a sweet snack (full episode here) that makes them give off a strong scent.

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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/04/more_plant_secu.html

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04/24/2013, 08:20

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04/24/2013, 07:51