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Insects were already using camouflage 100 million years ago
June 24, 2016, by University of Bonn, ScienceDaily
Lacewing larva with a "back basket" (left). Right: Reconstruction of an uncamouflaged lacewing larva. Credit: Copyright Bo Wang, Nanjing
Those who go to a masked ball consciously slip into a different role, in order to avoid being recogni... |
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Ancient Insects Carried Corpses of Prey for Camouflage
June 24, 2016, By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science
The bizarre, spiky larvae of the Chrysopoid (lacewing) is adapted for carrying debris on its back. Researchers reconstructed this image from a Cretaceous fossil that was preserved in Burmese amber.Credit: Wang et al. Sci. Adv. 2016; 2: e1501918... |
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Amber fossils reveal ancient insect camouflage behavior
June 24, 2016, by CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HEADQUARTERS, EurekAlert!
Insects have evolved diverse types of camouflage that have played an important role in their evolutionary success. Debris-carrying, a behavior of actively harvesting and carrying exogenous materials, is among the most fas... |
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‘Unicorn’ Ant with Oversized Jaws Found in Burmese Amber
Jun 2, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro,Sci-News
Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri. Image credit: Bo Wang
In a paper published last week in the journal Current Biology, scientists described a new species of trap-jaw ant found in 99 million-year-old pieces of Burmese amber.
The new species is named Ce... |
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