Reports Aggressive Mimicry in Photuris: Firefly Femmes Fatales James E. Lloyd1 1Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York See allHide authors and affiliations Science 06 Aug 1965:Vol. 149, Issue 3684, pp. 653-654DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3684.653 James E. Lloyd Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkFind this author on Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for this author on this site Article Info & Metrics eLetters PDF Abstract Firefly females of the genus Photuris, long known to be carnivorous, attract and devour males of the genus Photinus by mimicking the flash-responses of Photinus females. Although suspected, this behavior had not been observed previously.
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Aggressive Mimicry in Photuris: Firefly Femmes Fatales By James E. Lloyd Science06 Aug 1965 : 653-654
Aggressive Mimicry in Photuris: Firefly Femmes Fatales By James E. Lloyd Science06 Aug 1965 : 653-654