-mites:.Mites
are selective:."Each
mite species feeds on a.particular.flower.
Mites are blind and travel on Hummingbirds
by sprinting up their nasal cavity.
"When one comes around, as
many as 15 mites without notice to the Hummingbird, hitch a ride. The mites
tag along to the next favored flower. They apparently decide which is the
correct flower by the floral scent sucked in four times a second on the
Hummingbird's breath.
"Getting off on the wrong
flower can mean death to the mite." ...from.Smithsonian,
September, 2000.
Another 'thorn
in the flesh' for the theory of evolution.
-praying
mantis:.The
praying mantis has a special ear that is tuned to the
Bat's radar to warn it.
Mantises wait for food.(other
insects).by
sitting back and holding their front pair of appendages together in such
a manner it appears they are praying. They are the only insects that can
move their heads from side to side. Front legs are equipped with sharp
bristles enabling the insects to clutch and hold their prey.