Many wasps and bees have an hourglass-shaped body with prominent striping. Most also have a sting that they use for defense and/or for capturing prey
Tropical entomologists have long known that there are many other species of insects that lack a sting, such as flies, moths and beetles, that are remarkable mimics of bees and wasps. The mimics probably arose through A) interbreeding with wasps and bees in the remote past.
B) developing a strong desire to survive attacks by predators.
C) long and slow modification through natural selection.
D) interspecific competition with bees and wasps.
C
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