Detection of substrate vibrations in the antlion larva, Myrmeleon formicarius (Neuroptera: Myrmeleonidae).
D Devetak - 1985 - cabidigitallibrary.org
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Observations carried out using specimens of the neuropterous predator Myrmeleon
formicarius collected in north-eastern Slovenia, Yugosalvia, with ants and an isopod as prey,
showed that larvae detected their prey from a few centimetres away by sensing the
vibrations generated by the latter in the sand. It reacted to the approaching prey by opening
its mandibles and/or by sand tossing. The larva was extremely sensitive to small
disturbances of the substrate. For tactile stimulation, the thorax was the most sensitive part of …
formicarius collected in north-eastern Slovenia, Yugosalvia, with ants and an isopod as prey,
showed that larvae detected their prey from a few centimetres away by sensing the
vibrations generated by the latter in the sand. It reacted to the approaching prey by opening
its mandibles and/or by sand tossing. The larva was extremely sensitive to small
disturbances of the substrate. For tactile stimulation, the thorax was the most sensitive part of …
Abstract
Observations carried out using specimens of the neuropterous predator Myrmeleon formicarius collected in north-eastern Slovenia, Yugosalvia, with ants and an isopod as prey, showed that larvae detected their prey from a few centimetres away by sensing the vibrations generated by the latter in the sand. It reacted to the approaching prey by opening its mandibles and/or by sand tossing. The larva was extremely sensitive to small disturbances of the substrate. For tactile stimulation, the thorax was the most sensitive part of the body. The prey spectrum of M. formicarius is given.
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