On: Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food

[dan_mctree]

Hey this fits my entirely unsubstantiated pet theory: evolution is not just partially Lamarckist, but there's also a purposeful mental component to it. Animals can -presumably subconsciously- partially pass on traits that they themselves think are advantageous. Eg, in this case, the beetle wants to look more like termites and so its offspring becomes more like termites as seen by the beetle even in ways that don't actually matter

I have no idea how such a mechanic may work, but there'd be a great advantage in success for animals that could develop such a style of evolution