Science. 1975 Feb 7;187(4175):452-3. doi: 10.1126/science.187.4175.452.
Females of Photuris versicolor prey on males of other species by mimicking the flash responses of the prey's own females. They adjust their responses according to the male pattern, and attract males of four species with distinctively different flashed responses. The capabilities of the firefly brain are more complex than previously suspected. The mimicry is quite effective, and females seldom answered more than ten males without catching one.
雄性 Photuris versicolor 会模仿猎物自身雌性的闪光反应来捕食其他物种的雄性。它们根据雄性的模式调整自己的反应，并以截然不同的闪光反应吸引四种不同的雄性。萤火虫大脑的能力比之前所怀疑的要复杂得多。这种模仿非常有效，雌性在没有捕捉到一只雄性的情况下，很少会回答超过十个雄性。
