Eisner T, Hicks K, Eisner M, Robson D S
Science. 1978 Feb 17;199(4330):790-4. doi: 10.1126/science.199.4330.790.
The larva of the green lacewing Chrysopa slossonae lives in colonies of the wooly alder aphid Prociphilus tesselatus upon which it feeds. It disguises itself as its prey by plucking some of the waxy "wool" from the bodies of the aphids and applying this material to its own back. The investiture protects it from assault by the ants that ordinarily "shepherd" the aphids. Larvae artifically denuded are seized by the ants and removed from the aphid colonies. A larva requires on the average less than 20 minutes to coat itself with wax. A hungry denuded larva gives the coating procedure about the same behavioral priority as feeding.
绿色草蛉Chrysopa slossonae的幼虫生活在其取食的多毛桤木蚜Prociphilus tesselatus的群落中。它从蚜虫身体上拔下一些蜡质“羊毛”，并将这种物质涂抹在自己背上，以此伪装成猎物。这种伪装保护它免受通常“照料”蚜虫的蚂蚁的攻击。人工去除蜡质的幼虫会被蚂蚁抓住并从蚜虫群落中带走。一只幼虫平均用不到20分钟就能给自己涂上蜡。一只饥饿且蜡质被去除的幼虫在行为上对涂蜡过程和进食的重视程度大致相同。
