She is an expert on butterflies what's _ she ants too
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Butterflies belonging to the family Lycaenidae are well-known for their ant-associations. This myrmecophily, literally “ant love”, is so evolved that the larvae of many species have developed specific body parts to enable this. Ant presence, in return, provides caterpillars protection from predators.
Using micro-CT scans, scientists unravelled the internal structure of some of these specialised organs in caterpillars of the lilac silverline, a lycaenid endemic to India. They detailed the morphology of dew patches and nectar glands that produce sugary solutions to attract ants, as well as tactile glands that produce ant-attracting chemicals.
They also found that the caterpillars sport unusually thick skin, including thick plates at their heads to protect them from ants. Such detailed structural data are often the first step to better understanding butterfly-ant associations, and the evolutionary arms race between these insects.
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