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When a Female Bee Isn’t Even a Bee
Published 1 day, 16 hours ago
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Blister beetle larvae use solitary bees to reach their food source and later gather into a formation that resembles a female bee. The beetles also produce a mating scent and use the interaction to transfer between bees, creating an intricate survival strategy.
Image: Triungulin on a butterfly (5739202307), Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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