See this dialog response. Within the insects, orders that include the most frequent prey of asilids include a wide range of families within Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, other Diptera, Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera; prey belonging to various other orders (Odonata, Neuroptera, Isoptera, Thysanoptera, Blattodea, etc.) is also mentioned. What came before?
See the 2 person dialog:
- What is the asilidae family's technique?;
- The asilid pierces the integument of the prey with the prepharyx (hyopharynx) in preferential points of least resistance as the eyes, the membranous area of transition between the head and thorax (neck) or between thorax and abdomen, or between the last urotergiti.;
- what happens after that?;
- Puncture is followed by the injection of saliva, whose active components perform two functions: the neurotoxins cause paralysis of the victim, while proteolytic enzymes lead to the breakup and liquefaction of internal tissues; in a short time the predator is able to feed by sucking the internal fluids through the alimentary canal.;
- Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?;
- With regard to interspecific trophic relationships, there is a large number of reports on the prey captured by Asilidae.;
- as in what?;
- Lavigne (2003) has developed a database comprising over 13,000 reports.;
- what are some of the reports?;
- The prey of Asilidi are predominantly represented by other insects, mostly winged, but several cases in which they have attacked spiders have also been reported.;
- what other insects?;
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