First evidence for an aposematic function of a very common color pattern in small insects.
R. Mora-Castro, M. Alfaro-Cordoba, M. Hernandez-Jimenez, M. Fernandez Otarola, M. Mendez-Rivera, D. Ramirez-Morales, C. E. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, A. Duran-Rodriguez, P. E. Hanson
The paper tests if a common black-orange-black color pattern in parasitoid wasps functions as aposematic coloration by observing predator behavior and conducting spectral and toxicity analyses.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition