<i>Dysdercus cingulatus</i> (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

<i>Dysdercus cingulatus</i>

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Bugs belonging to Pyrrhocoridae family, such as the cotton stainer Dysdercus cingulatus, are able to utilize the seeds of Malvales plants (e.g. linden and cotton seeds) as a food source with the help of their symbiotic gut microbiota.

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Martin Kaltenpoth, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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