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“Adding tannic acid to midgut fluid elevated surface tension, and about 25% of larvae feeding on oak leaves exhibited elevated midgut surface tension, suggesting a loss of surfactants.”
“Recently, it has been suggested that a tri-trophic relationship between oaks , jays, and weevils may have evolved to counter the negative dietary effects of acorn tannins.”