Beetle is locked in to an eternal dance ― with an ant

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Beetle is locked in to an eternal dance ― with an ant

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Nature, Published online: 05 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00334-0

Evolution has trapped a species of beetle in an inescapable symbiosis with the aggressive velvety tree ant.

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