Predator mimicry: metalmark moths mimic their jumping spider predators.
Cases of mimicry provide many of the nature's most convincing examples of natural selection. Here we report evidence for a case of predator mimicry in which metalmark moths in the genus Brenthia mimic jumping spiders, one of their predators. In controlled trials, Brenthia had higher survival ra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762363?pdf=render |