article_snippet.sent: These range from bees to flies, gnats, moths, butterflies, hummingbirds and even bats in some tropical climates.
article_snippet.sent: We can clearly observe insects, like bees, diverging from their flight paths and flying right towards this deceptive predator,' Dr O'Hanlon said.
article_snippet.sent: the predator may exploit a loophole created by evolutionary efficiency savings within the insect brain.
article_snippet.sent: The compact brains of insects use a rule of thumb - anything matching colour X is a nectar-containing flower – and the predator uses 'sensory exploitation' to catch the predator victims.