"Crafty Beetle Uses Fake Termite to Scam Free Meals from Real Termites"

A newly discovered beetle, Austrospirachtha carrijoi, has evolved a remarkable mimicry strategy to trick termites into feeding it. The beetle grows a "puppet termite" on its back that closely resembles the termites' body segments and appendages. By begging for food from the termites, the beetle can live off termite room service once it infiltrates their nest. This mimicry is just one example of the rove beetles' mastery of mimicry, with some species even evolving to resemble army ants to feed on their eggs and young.