Trophic allometry in a predator that carries corpses of its prey

Autor(es)

Victor, Nicole Riatto ; Costa-Pereira, Raul

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Biotropica; v. 54, n. 5, p. 5-pg., 2022-08-13.

Resumo

Ant-snatching assassin bugs carry a 'backpack' of ant corpses as an antipredator strategy. From photographs, we quantified the relative size and number of ants in these backpacks. We found a trade-off between size and number of carried ants, suggesting that trophic allometry has implications beyond energy acquisition, potentially affecting camouflage. Abstract in Portuguese is available with online material (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 20/11953-2 - Ecos da desigualdade socioeconômica na biodiversidade (IneqBio)
• Beneficiário: Raul Costa Pereira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores