Fly
larvae
, or
caterpillars
for those of you not
involved
in
entomology
, are
known
to
weave
tiny
steel
balls
and
stockpile
them in their
gorpal
membranes
. They
launch
the
balls
with their
thorax
at over
ten
times
the
speed
of
sound
at
oncoming
predators
, but have
also
been
known
to
attack
small
children
with this
method
.
Chris Kortjohn
Friday, 30 July 2004