fossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 2 months agoGlowwormimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1916arrow-down19
arrow-up1907arrow-down1imageGlowwormfossilesqueM to Science MemesEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIncreased surface area. Only male glowworms metamorphose into adult forms and they use their feathery antennae to track females down by their pheromones. Increased antenna surface area helps them pick up those pheromones.
Increased surface area. Only male glowworms metamorphose into adult forms and they use their feathery antennae to track females down by their pheromones. Increased antenna surface area helps them pick up those pheromones.