. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . he tree trunks, or take PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCE, WITH EXAMPLES 109 him for a genuine IJombus when on the wing. Similarly, thedeception in his humming wings and the hairiness of the thoraxcarries out the resemblance still further. It is during flight that this beetle would be more likely to beattacked by birds. At this time he is protected by a develop-ment of warning colors in his wings and body analogous tothat
. Nature sketches in temperate America, a series of sketches and a popular account of insects, birds, and plants, treated from some aspects of their evolution and ecological relations . he tree trunks, or take PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCE, WITH EXAMPLES 109 him for a genuine IJombus when on the wing. Similarly, thedeception in his humming wings and the hairiness of the thoraxcarries out the resemblance still further. It is during flight that this beetle would be more likely to beattacked by birds. At this time he is protected by a develop-ment of warning colors in his wings and body analogous tothat of the bumblebee. On the other hand, while resting onthe bark of trees he is protected by the colors which simulate the background again, his nauseous secretion makes hima distasteful object to devour. Tliis conibiriedprotection, in a word, doubtless assists him frombeing destroyed in his various wanderings during/ \ mIbFH ^^^^- ^^ ^^ ^^^ apparent mimicry of the bum-blebee, it may be only a coincidence, but thefact remains that there are resemblances whichseem to be demonstrated as favoring such a view. Eased on diary notes made at Chicago, September,
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