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Defensive use of a fecal thatch by a beetle larva (Hemisphaerota cyanea)
The larva of the tortoise beetle, Hemisphaerota cyanea (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae), constructs a thatch from long filamentous fecal strands, beneath which it is totally concealed. The thatch is not discarded at molting but is enlarged by addition of strands as the larva grows. Thatch construction be...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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The National Academy of Sciences
2000
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC15980/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10681467 |
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