“Prey Can Detect Predators via Electroreception in Air,” PNAS, May 20, 2024.
“We show predatory wasps are charged, thus emit electric fields & caterpillars respond to such fields with defensive behaviors.”
We provide “direct evidence for a driver of evolution by natural selection: ecologically relevant static electricity.”
Open access.
https://microwavenews.com/papers/prey-can-detect-predators-electroreception-air
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