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• In Papua New Guinea there are about 20 different species of weevil that walk around with their very own personal garden growing right on their backs. Lichens, mosses, algae, and fungi attach themselves to the backs of the beetles, and various kinds of mites, lice, and tiny worms live on the lichens. Up to 19 species of plant may inhabit a single insect. It makes for good camouflage. • One type of beetle emits chemical odors that smell exactly like an ant. Living in ant colonies, this beetle walks around soliciting free food from worker ants. Other types of beetle attach themselves to the hair of rodents and spend their lives eating the fleas, mites, and lice that plague the rodents.

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