Fecal mimicry found in seeds that fool dung beetles

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the University of Cape Town and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, both in South Africa, has found an example of a seed from a plant using mimicry to fool a beetle. In their paper published in the journal Nature Plants, the team describes their study of the relationship between the seeds and beetles and the deceptive dispersal they witnessed.