DUNG BEETLES UNAFFECTED BY ARMY ANT SWARM

Authors
EMLEN DJ
Citation
Dj. Emlen, DUNG BEETLES UNAFFECTED BY ARMY ANT SWARM, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 69(4), 1996, pp. 405-406
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00228567
Volume
69
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
S
Pages
405 - 406
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-8567(1996)69:4<405:DBUBAA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Swarm raiding army ants consume most of the arthropods that they are a ble to catch. I report observations indicating that some species of du ng beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are immune to these army ant raid s. Implications of these findings are discussed briefly.