What is the main conclusion drawn from pioneering experiments with the bloodsucking bug Rhodnius?
A) A substance produced by an endocrine gland in the abdomen diffuses to the head and triggers molting.
B) A blood meal stimulates production of a substance in the head, which slowly diffuses throughout the body and triggers molting.
C) Rhodnius does not molt once decapitated.
D) A blood meal stimulates production of a substance in the head, which rapidly travels to specific locations in the body, where it triggers molting.
E) Hormones prompt growth and development in Rhodnius, but not molting.
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