Maternal hatching synchronization in a subsocial burrower bug mitigates the risk of future sibling cannibalism
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3894
Abstract: Abstract Sibling cannibalism—the killing and consumption of conspecifics within broods—carries a high risk of direct and inclusive fitness loss for parents and offspring. We reported previously that a unique vibrational behavior shown by the mother… read more here.
Keywords: sibling cannibalism; synchronous hatching; burrower bug; cannibalism ... See more keywords
Systematic Position of the Fossil Burrower Bug Eocenocydnus lisi Popov, 2019 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Cydnidae) Revealed by a Parallel/Cross-Eyed Viewing Method Used for Obtaining Three-Dimensional Images
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14010022
Abstract: Simple Summary The family Cydnidae (so-called burrower bugs) contains 76 fossil species primarily assigned to two subfamilies, Amnestinae and Cydninae. Only five fossil species were undoubtedly classified within the subfamily Sehirinae. Eocenocydnus lisi, described from… read more here.
Keywords: eocenocydnus lisi; cross eyed; burrower bug; systematic position ... See more keywords