Millipede defense: use of detachable bristles to entangle ants.
Eisner, T, Eisner, M, Deyrup, M
The millipede Polyxenus fasciculatus (Diplopoda; Polyxenida) defends itself against ants by use of a pair of bristle tufts at its rear. When attacked, it wipes the tufts against the ants, thereby...
Chemical attraction of kleptoparasitic flies to heteropteran insects caught by orb-weaving spiders.
Eisner, T, Eisner, M, Deyrup, M
Insects of the heteropteran families Pentatomidae (stink bugs) and Coreidae (squash bugs), when being eaten by the orb-weaving spider Nephila clavipes, attract flies of the family Milichiidae. The...
Millipede defense: use of detachable bristles to entangle ants.
Eisner, T, Eisner, M, Deyrup, M
The millipede Polyxenus fasciculatus (Diplopoda; Polyxenida) defends itself against ants by use of a pair of bristle tufts at its rear. When attacked, it wipes the tufts against the ants, thereby...
Chemical attraction of kleptoparasitic flies to heteropteran insects caught by orb-weaving spiders.
Eisner, T, Eisner, M, Deyrup, M
Insects of the heteropteran families Pentatomidae (stink bugs) and Coreidae (squash bugs), when being eaten by the orb-weaving spider Nephila clavipes, attract flies of the family Milichiidae. The...