question to anyone who may know - aren't termites like ants where they identify via scent and not sight? If so, from an evolutionary view, what might lead to this morphology?
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The termite “puppet” may help the beetle evade detection—though termites are blind, they sense one another through touch. The beetle may also absorb unique chemicals called cuticular hydrocarbons from the termites or produce similar compounds in order to enhance the perception that it is a termite as well.