Biomechanical analysis of prey capture in the carnivorous Southern bladderwort (Utricularia australis)

Abstract We recorded capture events (CEs) of the daphniid Ceriodaphnia dubia by the carnivorous Southern bladderwort with suction traps (Utricularia australis). Independent to orientation and behavior during trap triggering, the animals were successfully captured within 9 ms on average and sucked in...

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Main Authors: Simon Poppinga, Lars Erik Daber, Anna Sofia Westermeier, Sebastian Kruppert, Martin Horstmann, Ralph Tollrian, Thomas Speck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01954-3