Chien C. Lee

  • Select Portfolio
  • About
  • Connect
    • Contact
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
  • Events
    • Guided Trips
    • Exhibitions
    • Talks & Workshops
  • Full Image Library
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x
Image 1 of 1
Less

cld1602318.jpg

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Fungus beetle (Encaustes sp.) exhibiting Muellerian mimicry of associated ground beetles (Lioptera sp.). Both fungus beetles and ground beetles show the same orange and black patterns and are similarly distasteful to predators. Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).

Copyright
© Chien C. Lee
Image Size
5081x3391 / 13.3MB
https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license
Keywords
Borneo, Coleoptera, Cucujiformia, Cucujoidea, East Malaysia, Erotylidae, Insecta, Malaysia, Mullerian mimicry, Müllerian mimicry, Polyphaga, Sabah, Southeast Asia, animal, aposematic coloration, arthropod, beetle, defense, defensive mimicry, display, fauna, insect, invertebrate, mimic, mimicry, pleasing fungus beetle, protective mimicry, tropical, warning color
Contained in galleries
Mimicry, Borneo, Insects
Fungus beetle (Encaustes sp.) exhibiting Muellerian mimicry of associated ground beetles (Lioptera sp.). Both fungus beetles and ground beetles show the same orange and black patterns and are similarly distasteful to predators. Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).