Prey-tracking behavior and prey preferences in a tree-climbing firefly

Prey-tracking behavior is common in snail-killing predators, but in the family Lampyridae, this behavior has been validated in only a single species even though this Coleopteran family includes many specialist snail predators. The endemic firefly Pyrocoelia atripennis is a major snail-killing predat...

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Main Author: Nozomu Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8080.pdf