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The Caterpillar That Pretends to be a Queen

Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 10:00 (3189)

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Categories: Nature

Myrmica ants communicate using a system of clicking noises. And the Maculinea caterpillars have learned to mimic the sounds the queens make. The worker ants defer to the caterpillar and allow it to plunder their nest.


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