Beetle Adapts Chemical Mimicry To Parasitize Different Bee Species (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Beetle Adapts Chemical Mimicry To Parasitize Different Bee Species

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A male digger bee (Habropoda pallida) from the Mojave Desert covered with Meloe franciscanus triungulins (larvae). The larvae mimic chemical signals to attract male bees so they can parasitize bee nests, feeding on pollen, nectar and bee eggs.

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Photo by Leslie Saul-Gershenz)

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