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The behavior might rather be aimed at fooling ant prey. Smelling like ants might make the bug a “stealth” predator, allowing it to avoid eliciting ant anti-predator responses.
The behavior might rather be aimed at fooling ant prey. Smelling like ants might make the bug a “stealth” predator, allowing it to avoid eliciting ant anti-predator responses.