Ladybirds - wolves in sheep's clothing
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO research has revealed that the tremendous diversity of ladybird beetle species is linked to their ability to produce larvae which, with impunity, poach members of 'herds' of tiny, soft-bodied scale insects from under the noses of the aggressive ants that tend them.