Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship between monarch butterflies and milkweed?
A) Monarch caterpillars are generalists that have evolved ways to metabolize the cardenolides in milkweed latex.
B) Young monarch caterpillars feed in trenches, avoiding the latex.
C) Older monarch caterpillars sever major veins and feed on resulting "safe" leaf material.
D) Monarch caterpillars are specialists that have coevolved with milkweed.
E) Monarch butterflies store cardenolides they consume and use them as a defense against predators.
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