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Maybe the beetles don't know that the termites are blind?
by itsme5trange 3y ago
Maybe the beetles don't know that the termites are blind?
- javajosh 3y agoThe termites evolved that coloration for a reason, perhaps to avoid predators. It stands to reason that the beetle would also evolve avoid predators in the same way. That is, the mimic has two audiences: the termites, and the termites' predators.
- shellfishgene 3y agoNot necessarily, if the color doesn't matter it would evolve towards the one that is the least costly. Probably like not pigment at all.