Open AccessWeevils too tough to chew for safety
Author(s) -
Kathryn Knight
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.175224
Subject(s) - predation , weevil , aposematism , zoology , biology , history , ecology , predator , botany
![Figure][1] A Pachyrhynchus sarcitis kotoensis weevil. Photo credit: Chung-Ping Lin.Even before Alfred Russel Wallace became captivated by the exquisite colours of Pachyrhynchus weevils, the Tao people of Orchid Island knew that the tiny beetles were incredibly tough. ‘They have a
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