20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Draw a circle
At the night in Nonggang National Reserve, Guangxi Province, China, Aplosonyx nigriceps Yang knew that the leaves of Alocasia macrorhiza secreted toxin alkaloids, so he adopted a smart and flexible tactic when eating the leaves of Alocasia macrorhiza, which was called "drawing circles". It drew circles about 3cm in diameter on the leaves of Alocasia macrorhiza, cut off the leaves' meridians to transmit toxins, and then it ate the leaves without poison in the circle.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2019 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
| Photo Location: | Chongzuo City, China |
| Camera: | NIKON D500 |
| Copyright: | © Yuan Minghui |