Submissions tagged with insects
(2 documents)
5 votes
The Modified Pharaoh Approach: Stingless bees mummify beetle parasites alive
Social insect colonies usually live in nests, which are often invaded by parasitic species. Workers from these colonies use different defence strategies to combat invaders. Nevertheless, some paras…
Received 06 April 2009 10:00 UTC; Posted 06 April 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Ecology, Earth & Environment
2 votes
Cognitive dimensions of predator responses to imperfect mimicry?
Many palatable insects, for example hoverflies, deter predators by mimicking well-defended insects such as wasps. However, for human observers, these flies often seem to be little better than caric…
Received 26 October 2007 11:51 UTC; Posted 26 October 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Neuroscience
