Information considered harmful in animal communication W. Tecumseh Fitch  Current Biology  Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages R8-R10 (January 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.020 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Treehoppers. Membracid insects like these male thorn bugs, Umbonia crassicornis, communicate through substrate-borne vibrations, and often are highly camouflaged. Both vibrational communication and camouflage provide problematic “edge cases” for theories of animal communication discussed and analyzed in this volume. (Photo: Kathy C. Malone.) Current Biology 2014 24, R8-R10DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.020) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions