-
harmless Batesian mimics of such insects. Many
beetles,
including those that live in
sandy places, have
effective camouflage.
Beetles are
prominent in...
- coloration. A
number of
species mimic ants, bees, and wasps,
though a
majority of
species are
cryptically colored. The
titan beetle (Tit**** giganteus) from...
- in
Batesian mimicry, a
mimic resembles a model, so as to
deceive a dupe, all
three being of
different species. A
Batesian mimic, such as a hoverfly, is...
- ISSN 1942-1354. Raška, J; Pekár, S (2018). "Do
ladybird spiders really mimic ladybird beetles?".
Biological Journal of the
Linnean Society. 126 (1): 168–177....
- themselves, they can
still emit a foul odor (just not as bad as the
beetles they
mimic).
Females produce purse-shaped mud
cells under leaves. Eggs are laid...
- are
thought to be
Batesian mimics,
imitating the
sounds of
toxic moths that are
avoided by bats. The
oldest fossil tiger beetle yet found, Cretotetracha...
- self-mimicry, in
which one part of the body has
adapted to
mimic another body part. Like all
click beetles, A.
oculatus is also
capable of
suddenly catapulting...
- motion, as if
being “blown” in the breeze.
Several species have
evolved to
mimic orchid flowers as a
hunting and
camouflaging strategy, “hiding” themselves...
- the
mimic is an
inquiline in the ants' nest. Such
mimics may in
addition be
Batesian or
aggressive mimics. To
overcome ants'
powerful defences,
mimics may...
-
number of
other flightless desert beetles.
Cactus longhorn beetles resemble and
mimic the
behavior of
noxious stink beetles in the
genus Eleodes. Moneilema...
