Defensive Regurgitation by a Noctuid Moth Larva (Litoprosopus Futilis)
| Autor: | Scott R. Smedley, Elizabeth Ehrhardt, Thomas Eisner |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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| Zdroj: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Vol 100, Iss 3-4, Pp 209-221 (1993) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/1993/67950 |
| Popis: | Larvae of the noctuid moth Litoprosopus futilis regurgitate when disturbed. The oral effluent proved deterrent to ants on nearcontact, and topically irritating in a scratch test with a cockroach. Larvae regurgitated when attacked by lycosid spiders and derived some protection from this behavior. Caterpillars were able to regurgitate even when emerging from the eggs; however, at this stage, they proved vulnerable to attack by chrysopid larvae and ants. |
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