擬態を行う蛾の一種「オオシモフリエダシャク」が擬態する際に自分の目ではなく「皮膚」を使って周囲の環境を感知していると新たに判明しました。 Adaptive colour change and background choice behaviour in peppered moth caterpillars is mediated by extraocular photoreception | Communications Biology https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-019-0502-7 Caterpillars of the peppered moth perceive color through their skin to match their body color to the background | MPI CE: PR Eaco
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