They have a simple method of manipulating predators and victims of their prey

^{Sometimes seeing something that makes us think about a different thing, like this one ladybug, interestingly at the top of the back there is a pattern that resembles a children's cartoon character}

^{(¬Erthesina fullo ®2021¬)}

This world has its own uniqueness, this can be seen from the diversity of the presence of every creature, they continue to occupy every corner of the environment, both on land and in water, when you see creatures that make the tree area a nest, then this is where a civilization has begun. In the sense that every creature has its own life in a character that is born and attached to its body. This character is important to them and must be possessed, or it can be said that this habit is brought from birth, since it has become a species that continues to include a variety of behaviors and others. An ability that impresses the human eye, when the character is made a tool to protect themselves from any unwanted things. The abilities that have been possessed since they became this species, became the main source for getting to know them. Among the many lives, I myself saw one of them is an animal that emits a foul smell.

Erthesina fullo (latin name) is one of the plant pests that dominates every tree, when nesting in larger trees, of course in that area there are also other animals, they are not alone, but there are also several other animals that live together, with them in the same area. In that area there are predators who often prey on themselves, and they will also hunt prey whose history is the same as theirs. So they need weapons either to protect themselves, or to hunt their prey, in an attempt to survive in continuous breeding. So I saw this ladybug, having two powerful weapons and always being used for the purposes described above. Those two powers are :

A. Able to camouflage in the nest area
B. Having a weapon that certain creatures don't like will be made as prey.

A. Relying on camouflage techniques from the enemy's sight while hiding

As we all know, that every animal that lives in this world, of course, cannot be separated from the danger of slaughter, the victim's body is used as food by certain animals, as well as this smelly ladybug. It also continues to be preyed upon by other animals when it encounters its predators. So when the ladybug is dealing with her enemy, she must be smart in saving herself. Since his movements were slow, while his scouts possessed strength that exceeded his, the only way was to disguise himself with his surroundings. Thus the predators are not able to detect its presence.

Equating his body with a condition so that it is not visible to predators, then he must choose a suitable location for his footing, either in the form of color or pattern, the character must be similar to his body. Then it will appear that there is no one in that area. Herein lies his intelligence and becomes a weapon to make them invisible.

Just look at the picture in the photo, of course the color and pattern of his body is very similar to the bark of a tree as a playing location. If you look closely or carefully, you will see the difference and we humans can definitely distinguish, two real differences, meaning that it is very understandable which one looks like a smelly ladybug and what looks like tree bark.

Humans can also tell the difference when looking from a very close direction. Meanwhile, other animals, both predators and victims, cannot see with certainty the presence of creatures, both preying (predators) and those trying to run away (victims/prey of ladybugs).

This method is often used on a daily basis, when in an area where there is no heavy foliage, or when in an unobstructed location. By using this trick they are kept safe from the ambush of the monitor, which becomes their predator. Meanwhile, their presence at that location when they want to do a mission to hunt other insect species as their daily food.

This method has also been used by every animal species, such as:

1. Rice locusts and some other grasshoppers
2. Lizard or something
3. Gray frog in a hole in the ground
4. and, there are many other animals that have the dexterity in camouflaging themselves, while they are always defeated by predators.

The point is if they are weak, or don't have a powerful weapon then the main weapon in that case is to always use the camouflage method.

Surprisingly, over the centuries this technique has always managed to outwit the opponent, whether it's nature or something else that we don't know yet, even though every generation born and occupying every region has always been successful, while predator saat have always been deceived.

B. Always relying on a bad smell to bring down the opponent

Before talking about their condition while hunting and their behavior in trapping prey, I remember first, if you meet them, never touch their body with your bare hands, because when you approach them, they will not run away, but what happens is your hand. Why? Because they will receive a consequence or impact from unpleasant odors such as gas, sticking to the parts they touch, if inhaled can make the head dizzy, this is the effect of the aroma that comes out of the body.

The foul smell that resembles the smell of gas can make a person unconscious, if inhaled for a long time and that too with a human-sized capacity. However, for other attacking species, it is only enough to inhale once, then byitself, the victim automatically becomes aimless on a journey.

This means that if the victim inhales it, he will immediately feel weak and cannot think like before. So that when the prey is trapped by the stench. He this stinky ladybug, is free to do whatever she wants to her victim.

This smelly ladybug belongs to and looks good at trapping its prey, meaning that when you want to hunt you don't need to spend extra energy to trap it. They just sprinkle rotten juice that resembles gas, along the paths or locations that every other attack frequents. When the species (prey) walks and is very attracted by the color of the scent that sticks to the surface of the location or path that is the path of its prey.

So, automatically the prey will be attracted by the smell, so that the prey continues to enjoy the stench, and finally they look like people who are losing consciousness, the prey continues to spin around on a journey, as if they were drunk. Well... Here lies their opportunity, waiting for the victim to stand still. Then this smelly ladybug, immediately gets the opportunity to continue the daily mission of hunting.

Then, how do they process the victim's body into food, whether it's juice or something else. Meanwhile, when viewed from the posture of his mouth, he does not have strong jaws, like dragonflies, or other predators that are similar to him.

So in this case will be clarified again in the next meeting.

To be contiuned...