In their short, six - week existence, hordes of caterpillars devour about ten times as much vegetation and produce almost four times as much manure as elephants occupying the same grazing area.
فرغم ان حجمه هائل وشهيته عارمة ،‏ فإن جهازه الهضمي لا يُقارن بذاك الذي لدودة موپاني الصغيرة من حيث الفعّالية .‏