Bagworm bags as portable armour against invertebrate predators

Some animals have evolved the use of environmental materials as “portable armour” against natural enemies. Portable bags that bagworm larvae (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) construct using their own silk and plant parts are generally believed to play an important role as a physical barrier against natural...

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Main Author: Shinji Sugiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1686.pdf