Tiny particles help insects evade predators.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39465677.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.103508 and PMC identifier 11517244.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
By reducing the reflection of ultraviolet light, hollow nanoparticles called brochosomes help to protect leafhoppers from predators.
Medical subject headings
- Hemiptera
- Predatory Behavior
- Nanoparticles