Insect mimicry of plants dates back to the Permian
Many insects mimic plants in order to avoid detection by predators. Here, Garrouste and colleagues describe a katydid fossil that extends the record of leaf mimicry to the Middle Permian, more than 100 million years earlier than previously known fossil specimens of plant mimicry.
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/a4e247da3b4449cfb7d773569c1b7699 |
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| Sumario: | Many insects mimic plants in order to avoid detection by predators. Here, Garrouste and colleagues describe a katydid fossil that extends the record of leaf mimicry to the Middle Permian, more than 100 million years earlier than previously known fossil specimens of plant mimicry. |
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