Matador Bug_Ummat Somje_eureka_100MB.mp4 (VIDEO)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Why do Matador bugs have colorful flags on their hind legs and why do they wave them? Traditional sexual selection does not explain why bugs have these structures.

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Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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