Matador bug (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Matador bug

Caption

Both male and female matador bugs show off and wave their pretty red hindleg flags, prompting researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute to ask why.

Credit

Ana Endara/STRI

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