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[-] Doom@ttrpg.network 14 points 4 weeks ago

says a lot of how insects identify each other

[-] flora_explora@beehaw.org 6 points 4 weeks ago

Yes, that's what I wondered, too. In ant nest parasites they usually are visually very different from the ants, but get the pheromones right. In this example here, visual clues have to be important for the beetle to have evolved such a sophisticated mimicry.

[-] squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

That's what happens if you only have access to a handful of brain cells.

[-] Doom@ttrpg.network 3 points 4 weeks ago

my mom has some of those

[-] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

As evidenced by homo sapiens

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