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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Contribution to the Knowledge of Aculeate Hymenoptera of Byelorus. Family Digger Wasps (Sphecidae) [PDF]
За период исследований 1984–1998 гг. собрано 14 675 экз. роющих ос, относящихся к 181 виду. В настоящее время фауна семейства Sphecidae Беларуси насчитывает 187 видов.
Скибинска, Е. +1 more
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This paper provides comprehensive data on the life history of Oxybelus trispinosus (Fabricius, 1787). Female individuals of this species supply approximately 3–4 flies per cell as a food source for their larvae.
P. Olszewski +3 more
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Pith diameter preferences and their impact on fitness parameters of the digger wasp Pemphredon lethifer: a potential biocontrol agent against aphids [PDF]
The digger wasp Pemphredon lethifer nests in pithy twigs. As the species preys exclusively on aphids, it could be a useful biocontrol agent. However, little is known about the wasps’ nesting preferences and their impact on relevant fitness parameters ...
Jana Furtwengler +2 more
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ABSTRACT Tool use research has long made the distinction between tool using that is considered learned and flexible, and that which appears to be instinctive and stereotyped. However, animals with an inherited tool use specialisation can exhibit flexibility, while tool use that is spontaneously innovated can be limited in its expression and facilitated
Jennifer A. D. Colbourne +1 more
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Information is given on the distribution of 17 species of Sphecidae and 106 species of Crabronidae in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. First records for Eastern Siberia are Crossocerus (Crossocerus) tarsatus (Shuckard, 1837), Diodontus ...
H. Jacobs, W. Liebig
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A Comparative Study of the Nesting Behavior of Two Species of Digger Wasps in Jackson Hole, Wyoming [PDF]
This study observes the nesting behavior of two species of digger wasps, Philanthus pulcher and P. crabroniformis, in the sandy banks of the Snake River at Jackson Hole, Wyoming during July and August of 1967.
Pierre, Cleo
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Historical review and cadastral checklist of the digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, Crabronidae) of the Crimean Peninsula [PDF]
In paper was done historical review, cadastral checklist and distribution in the Crimea 237 species digger wasps from the 60 genera and 3 families.Приведены обобщённые данные по распространению на территории Крыма 237 видов роющих ос, относящихся к 60 ...
Шоренко, К. И.
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Nesting of Oxybelus quatuordecimnotatus Jurine, 1807 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) from Poland
Nests of Oxybelus quatuordecimnotatus Jurine, 1807 were examined in the village of Sierakowo in northern Poland. Adult insects were encountered from early June to mid-August. Eight nests were observed; three were excavated and examined.
P. Olszewski, A. Grzywacz
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Note on the relationship of an Ichneumonid to certain digger Wasps
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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