Defensive-mimicry

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• Alaus melanops

  Western Eyed Click Beetle

  Alaus melanops, the Western Eyed Click Beetle, is a large elaterid beetle found in western North America. Adults measure 20–35 mm and possess distinctive eyespots on the pronotum—black patches surrounded by white rings that serve as defensive mimicry. The species exhibits the family's characteristic clicking mechanism, using a prosternal spine and mesosternal notch to produce an audible snap that can launch the beetle into the air to escape predators or right itself. Larvae are predatory, inhabiting decaying wood where they feed on other beetle larvae and pupae.

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• Alaus oculatus

  Eastern Eyed Click Beetle, Eyed Elater

  Alaus oculatus, commonly called the eastern eyed click beetle or eyed elater, is a large, striking click beetle native to eastern North America. Adults reach 25–45 mm in length and are immediately recognizable by the prominent false eyespots on their pronotum—large oval patches of dark scales framed in white that function in predator deterrence. The beetle possesses a remarkable clicking mechanism: a prosternal spine and mesosternal notch that, when flexed and released, produce an audible snap capable of launching the beetle several inches into the air. This behavior serves both defensive and righting functions. The larvae are predatory wireworms that inhabit decaying wood, feeding voraciously on other beetle larvae, particularly cerambycids.

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• Citheronia regalis

  Regal Moth, Royal Walnut Moth

  Citheronia regalis is a large North American saturniid moth known as the regal moth or royal walnut moth. Its larval stage, the hickory horned devil, is one of the largest caterpillars in North America north of Mexico and is notable for its striking appearance with prominent red and black horns. Adults have vestigial mouthparts and do not feed, living only about a week to mate and lay eggs. The species has a single generation per year throughout most of its range.

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• Cyphomyrmex

  fungus-growing ants

  Cyphomyrmex is a genus of small, drab-colored fungus-growing ants in the tribe Attini, found primarily in the Neotropics. These ants cultivate fungi in the tribe Leucocoprineae as their primary food source, with most species growing fungal nodules rather than full mycelial gardens. Colonies are typically monogynous and small, rarely exceeding 500 workers. The genus is divided into two species complexes: the strigatus complex (South America only) and the rimosus complex (southern North America to South America). Cyphomyrmex represents a basal lineage among attine ants and serves as sister group to Mycetophylax.

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• Lanelater schottii

  Lanelater schottii is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. The genus Lanelater includes large-bodied species characterized by prominent eye spots on the pronotum, a defensive adaptation common in this group. These beetles possess the family's characteristic prosternal spine and mesosternal notch mechanism that produces the audible clicking sound used for predator evasion and self-righting. Like related species such as Lanelater judaicus, members of this genus are capable of launching themselves vertically when clicking, with jumps exceeding several body lengths.

  click-beetleeye-spotsdefensive-mimicryjumping-mechanismElateridae

• Megalopyge opercularis bissesa

  Southern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar

  Megalopyge opercularis bissesa is a subspecies of southern flannel moth, commonly known as the puss caterpillar in its larval stage. The caterpillar is covered in dense, soft-looking hair that conceals venomous urticating spines capable of delivering painful stings. Found in the southeastern United States from the Mid-Atlantic to Florida and Texas, this insect feeds on various woody plants including oak, hickory, and apple. The caterpillar's distinctive appearance—resembling a tiny, hairy cat or 'Cousin Itt' from The Addams Family—belies its defensive capabilities.

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• Micaria pulicaria

  glossy ant spider, Glossy Ant-spider

  Micaria pulicaria is a small ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae, commonly known as the glossy ant spider. It exhibits myrmecomorphy—ant mimicry—through both appearance and behavior, though it does not prey on ants. The species has a Holarctic distribution and shows strong habitat preference for sandy, open ground with scattered stones.

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