As you study two closely related predatory insect species, the two-spot and the three-spot avenger beetles, you notice that each species seeks prey at dawn in areas without the other species. However, where their ranges overlap the two-spot avenger beetle hunts at night and the three-spot hunts in the morning. When you bring them into the laboratory, their offspring behave in the same manner. You have discovered an example of
A)mutualism.
B)character displacement.
C)Batesian mimicry.
D)facultative commensalism.
E)resource partitioning

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The Answer of As you study two closely related predatory insect species, the two-spot and the three-spot avenger beetles, you notice that each species seeks prey at dawn in areas without the other species. However, where their ranges overlap the two-spot avenger beetle hunts at night and the three-spot hunts in the morning. When you bring them into the laboratory, their offspring behave in the same manner. You have discovered an example of
A)mutualism.
B)character displacement.
C)Batesian mimicry.
D)facultative commensalism.
E)resource partitioning

As You Study Two Closely Related Predatory Insect Species, the Two-Spot