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S1: Of the various kinds of insect defences that of the North American fungus - eating beetle is quite unusual.
S1: Of the various kinds of insect defences that of the North American fungus - eating beetle is quite unusual.
P: Both ants as well as mammals such as deer mice feed on this beetle.
Q: This little beetle is able to recognise the kind of predator coming towards it and accordingly adopts a suitable defence.
R: When facing a deer mouse, the beetle secretes an irritant from certain glands in its abdomen.
S: While the beetle simply rolls itself into a compact ball in the face of an ant attack, it copes with the deer mouse differently.
S6: The beetle's chemical secretion keeps the deer mouse at bay.
The Proper sequence should be:
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer:
Option
C
This little beetle is able to recognise the kind of predator coming towards it and accordingly adopts a suitable defence. Both ants as well as mammals such as deer mice feed on this beetle. While the beetle simply rolls itself into a compact ball in the face of an ant attack, it copes with the deer mouse differently. When facing a deer mouse, the beetle secretes an irritant from certain glands in its abdomen.
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