mantispa styriaca is a small arthropod with six legs and two wings.
mantispa styriaca is a small arthropod with six legs and two wings.
small arthropod with six legs and two wings?
mantispa styriaca
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a number of stenogastrinae species have shown foraging behaviors through plucking small arthropod preys off of spider webs; this holds true for "p. nigricans serrei" as well. females can hover the webs without touching the threads and can pick the prey with their legs and mandibles. their prey usually consists of flies, mosquitoes, termites, and spiders. in captivity, "p. nigricans serrei" have been reported to have easily plucked off small crickets or flies (typically "drosophilae"), which were attached to the windows of a cage with drops of honey when they were captured. "p. nigricans serrei "also cut the prey up into small pieces with their mandibles when it was too big, and they often have shown chewing/ cutting behavior during flight, even before reaching the nest. foraging behavior reaches its peak around mid-morning, decreases in the afternoon, and increases again before off-the-nest activities end. maximum foraging activity typically occurs in middle-aged colonies and minimally in young, initial colonies. additional sources of nourishment include eggs and larvae in nests of conspecifics (including "parischnogaster mellyi") that are left unguarded by foundresses.
parischnogaster nigricans serrei