How tight are beetle hugs? Attachment in mating leaf beetles
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171108
Abstract: Similar to other leaf beetles, rosemary beetles Chrysolina americana exhibit a distinct sexual dimorphism in tarsal attachment setae. Setal discoid terminals occur only in males, and they have been previously associated with a long-term attachment… read more here.
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