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Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals high diversity of setae on the hind tibiae and basitarsi of Peruvian Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponini) [PDF]
PeerJStingless bees belong to the group of corbiculate bees, all characterized by the presence of a corbicula, a specialized structure of the hind tibia used for pollen collection.
Marilena Marconi +5 more
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The prey species and kleptoparasites of Trichodes crabroniformis (Coleoptera, Cleridae) – an active predator on flower-visiting insects in Bulgaria [PDF]
Travaux Du Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle Grigore AntipaFeeding of Trichodes crabroniformis (Fabricius, 1787) on insects from 10 families, belonging to orders Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera is documented under field conditions in Bulgaria. Cases of attacks on longhorn beetles of the species Echinocerus
Denis Gradinarov, Yana Petrova
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The European Zoological Journal, 2022 The paper presents new data on the nesting habits of the digger wasp Alysson spinosus (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae). As food for larvae, the female provisioned about 7–8 hemipteran nymphs or imagines per cell.
P. Olszewski +3 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2022 Nesting habits of the digger wasp Lindenius albilabris (Fabricius, 1793) at two localities in Poland were studied. The female hunts nymphs or adults of plant bugs Lygus rugulipennis Poppius, 1911 and L.
P. Olszewski +3 more
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Kleptoparasitism attempt on a greater grison (Galictis vittata) by a white hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2023 Facultative kleptoparasites face the risk of trying to steal food resources from competitors. This type of interaction is little known, but anecdotal observations indicate that birds of prey may take advantage of their accurate sight to detect the best ...
Talita Vieira BRAGA +2 more
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Stochastic models of kleptoparasitism [PDF]
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2007 In this paper, we consider a model of kleptoparasitism amongst a small group of individuals, where the state of the population is described by the distribution of its individuals over three specific types of behaviour (handling, searching for or fighting over, food). The model used is based upon earlier work which considered an equivalent deterministic
Yates, G. E., Broom, M.
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Nesting biology of Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit, 1934) (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes) in Poland
The European Zoological Journal, 2023 The biology of Mimumesa littoralis was studied on sandy soil (Sierakowo) and wasteland with hard substrate (Kowalewo Pomorskie) in northern Poland. The study presents information on the bionomics of the rare digger wasp Mimumesa littoralis (Bondroit,1934)
P. Olszewski +3 more
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Review of the inquilinous fauna associated with insect galls in Brazilian restingas
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Several records of associated fauna, including parasitoids, inquilines, predators, and successors, have been reported by insect gall inventories in Brazilian restingas.
V. C. Maia
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The European Zoological Journal, 2023 Two nests of Ancistrocerus oviventris (Wesmael, 1836) are described. One nest from Poland was attached to a concrete fence and consisted of 10 mud cells.
P. Olszewski, A. V. Fateryga
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The ecological economics of kleptoparasitism: pay‐offs from self‐foraging versus kleptoparasitism [PDF]
Journal of Animal Ecology, 2012 Summary Animals commonly steal food from other species, termed interspecific kleptoparasitism, but why animals engage in kleptoparasitism compared with alternate foraging tactics, and under what circumstances they do so, is not fully understood. Determining what specific benefits animals gain from kleptoparasitism could provide valuable insight into ...
Tom P, Flower +2 more
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