Pheromone Trickery

When a species of Bibite evolves to use pheromones in a certain way, other Bibite species that share that environment can sometimes evolve the capacity to use those same pheromones in order to trigger a behavior in the initial species.

This can either be the result of a random occurrence (if it is a mutation that doesn't benefit anyone), or as a result of selective pressures, if the trickster species has something to gain in triggering a particular behavior in the target species.

For example, it could be evolved as a defense mechanism in some prey species. If a carnivorous species of Bibites evolves to produce pheromones when facing a dangerous foe (in order to signal others into fleeing), the prey of that species would face increased selective pressure to evolve the usage of that same pheromone as a form of self-preservation (by driving away the predators).

This behavior is akin to a form of Batesian Mimicry.

If there is an apex-predator lineage is involved, then this behavior is instead called the Pheromone Betrayal behavior.

Another example of pheromone trickery is if a herbivorous population develops a fleeing behavior when a certain channel of pheromones is produced, which could be taken advantage of by another population with a similar diet in order to trick the first population into leaving behind resources (Plant pellets).

Related to

 * Pheromone Betrayal