What looks like dancing is actually a bug’s survival trick

ScienceDaily
Oct 4, 2025, 9:13 am569 ptsHotTop
The matador bug’s flamboyant leg-waving puzzled scientists for years, with early guesses pointing to courtship. But experiments revealed the waving is a defense tactic against predators. Related species also share the behavior, possibly signaling toxicity or creating visual confusion. The discovery raises…

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