Thursday, December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Location:
Archbold Biological Station, Venus
I am a Spotless Lady Beetle
My back is red, with no spots of black
When I'm a larvae I use a "gin trap"
To ward off predators when they attack.
(The study in the article below was partly conducted where I took this photograph.)
Sources:
Operation and Defensive Role of "Gin Traps" in a Coccinellid Pupa (Cycloneda Sanguinea)
Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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