Talk:Osmeterium

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Unanswered Questions[edit]

I assume osmeterium is an uncommon word as there is only 1 species known to have them. Any clues on pronounciate? Chrishibbard7 (talk) 19:13, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Go here and click the audio symbol: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/osmeteria

Disturbing picture[edit]

Maybe it's just me, but the picture of the caterpillar getting squeezed makes me uncomfortable. I think we should find a better picture. There's a really good close up picture here: http://arthurevans.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/img_44421.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.220.136.52 (talk) 14:58, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Further points of research[edit]

After rewriting the page, I think that there is still work needed on

The mechanism of evertion
Whether parasitoid wasps and flies are also repelled
color and form of the organs of various species Viren (talk) 17:20, 8 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Add plural form[edit]

The title of this article should also reflect the plural form, osmeteria. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:B146:BBEC:8090:E59A:ABE:B15D (talk) 22:51, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]