2007-04-02 14:10:46 · 4 answers · asked by redbone001 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
benefits:
Attract mates from very far away.
Species specific so it helps avoids incompatible mates.
Very strong so only a tiny amount is needed.
Drawbacks:
Predators like some spiders (bolo spiders) can use them to fool the insects.
Doesn't work well if too hot.
Relies on wind to blow across the ground. It could rise.
It requires special organs or tissue to produce and sense.
2007-04-02 14:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones I use in my Japanese beetle traps kickAss!! They draw those buggers in from miles around. In the summer I can fill a bag in two days. The drawback is a bag of dead Japanese beetles rotting in the summer heat smells bad. Really really bad. Dead human body bad. If you need to make somebody gag and barf, the stench of dead beetles should do the trick... unless the person is a medical examiner or something.
2007-04-02 14:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by eggman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Benefit: they can be specific; they can make the mate come and find you (so you save energy).
Drawback: don't work very well on windy days.
2007-04-02 14:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kind of depressing going out with a bug
it more fun having sex with people
so use people attractants
2007-04-02 15:53:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋