Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen, 1957 - 508 pages |
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Page 255
... beetles , especially the larger members of the family , are likewise more or less distasteful , many species secreting a disagreeable acrid fluid from the tip of the abdomen . In the so - called ' Bombardier - beetles ' ( Brachinus ) ...
... beetles , especially the larger members of the family , are likewise more or less distasteful , many species secreting a disagreeable acrid fluid from the tip of the abdomen . In the so - called ' Bombardier - beetles ' ( Brachinus ) ...
Page 279
... beetles , but ate bees ( Apis and Andrena ) . Other observations by Kirkland ( 312 ) , Garman ( 200 ) , Hargitt ( 228 ) , McAtee ( 376 ) , and others , to the effect that Toads are known to eat aposematic insects such as Wasps ...
... beetles , but ate bees ( Apis and Andrena ) . Other observations by Kirkland ( 312 ) , Garman ( 200 ) , Hargitt ( 228 ) , McAtee ( 376 ) , and others , to the effect that Toads are known to eat aposematic insects such as Wasps ...
Page 414
... beetles occur in bushy and overgrown places near the borders of woods , or in secondary growth . In spring and ... beetles as large as or even larger than the Lycids . I quote his own description of a further test of the beetles ...
... beetles occur in bushy and overgrown places near the borders of woods , or in secondary growth . In spring and ... beetles as large as or even larger than the Lycids . I quote his own description of a further test of the beetles ...
Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
ADAPTIVE RADIATION IN COLOUR RESEMBLANCE II | 11 |
COLOUR RESEMBLANCE DUE TO CHOICE OF APPROPRIATE BACKGROUNDS | 18 |
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