Acanthaspis petax
| Acanthaspis petax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Superfamily: | Cimicomorpha |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Reduviinae |
| Genus: | Acanthaspis |
| Species: | A. petax |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthaspis petax Stål, 1865 | |
Acanthaspis petax is a species of assassin bug that preys on ants. This species uses carcasses of its preferred prey item to disguise itself from predation from spiders in the salticidae family.[1][2][3]
This insect lives in Malaysia and measures about 1 cm (0.4 in) in length.
References
- ↑ Jackson, R. R.; Pollard, S. D. (2007). "Bugs with backpacks deter vision-guided predation by jumping spiders". Journal of Zoology. 273 (4): 358–63. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00335.x.
- ↑ Chandra, Kailash; Kushwaha, Sandeep; Biswas, B.; Mukherjee, Paramita; Bal, Animesh (2012). "Eight New Records of Genus Acanthaspis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). World Journal of Zoology. IDOSI Publications. 7 (3): 226–231. doi:10.5829/idosi.wjz.2012.7.3.64114 (inactive 2016-07-07). ISSN 1817-3098. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ Odhiambo, Thomas R. (1958). "The camouflaging habits of Acanthaspis petax Stål (Hem., Reduviidae) in Uganda". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. Pemberley Books. 94: 47.
Further reading
- Brandt, Miriam; Mahsberg, Dieter (2002). "Bugs with a backpack: The function of nymphal camouflage in the West African assassin bugs Paredocla and Acanthaspis spp". Animal Behaviour. 63 (2): 277–84. doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1910.
- Odhiambo, Thomas R. (2009). "Some Observations on the Natural History of Acanthaspis Petax Stål (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Living in Termite Mounds in Uganda". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology. 33 (10–12): 167–75. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.1958.tb00449.x.
External links
- Stromberg, Joseph (May 8, 2012). "This Insect Uses Its Victims' Carcasses As Camouflage". Smithsonian.
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