#bellamoths — Public Fediverse posts
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New findings shed light on how #BellaMoths use #poison to attract mates
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-bella-moths-poison.htmlWhat one genus of showy moths can say about migration, adaptation, and wing pattern https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319726121
"These day-flying #moths exclusively eat the #alkaloid-laden leaves and seeds of rattlebox #plants. They then use the toxin to guard their eggs and deter predators in later life stages. They even use it to make #pheromones that attract mates."