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🦋🐜 Researchers found that Alcon blue #caterpillars can mimic the specific acoustic pulses of a queen ant.

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Researchers found that Alcon blue #caterpillars can mimic the specific acoustic pulses of a queen ant.
By sounding like royalty, they convince worker #ants to carry them home and protect them from predators.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/baby-butterflies-use-rhythm-to-fool-ants-into-taking-care-of-them/
#research #biology #nature #butterflies #science #evolution #wildlife #insects
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