披著羊皮的狼:一種擬態蠅的跳蛛新種描述





跳蛛的某些種類外觀看起來像蜂、螞蟻、或是有些像甲蟲,已經有許多的觀察與研究,但長得像蠅的似乎不太常見。這個研究描述了一個分佈於玻利維亞的跳蛛新種,其外觀的某些角度與幾種不同的蠅看起來十分相似,作者認為這可能是為了要靠近捕食這些蠅而形成的攻擊型擬態 (aggressive mimicry)

Perger, R., & Rubio, G. D. (2018). A wolf in sheep’s clothing: The description of a fly resembling jumping spider of the genus Scoturius Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae: Huriini). PLOS ONE, 13(1), e0190582. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190582

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