aren't enough predatory bugs nearby the caterpillars continue to feet. so the plant changes time once again. every juices digestive inhibitors which make sure the caterpillar can't absorb the food to. the plant which draws its nutrients from the leaves and stores them in the stem. these 2 strategies serve one purpose. the caterpillars stay small which keeps them vulnerable to predatory bucks for much longer. sometimes that doesn't help either and the caterpillars grow into giant eating machines. which could pose a serious threat to the tobacco plant and so it tries yet another tactic. when the plant is very badly injured it changes the pollinators it attracts from