As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their millimeter-size domain. As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their millimeter-size domain. Caterpillars, Animal Behavior, Flowers and Plants, Research, Journal of Experimental Biology, your-feed-science NYT > Science