Nocturnal Aerial Predation of Fireflies by Light-Seeking Fireflies
- 11 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 222 (4624) , 634-635
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.222.4624.634
Abstract
FemalePhoturisfireflies guided by their prey's luminescence attack flying fireflies at night. They sometimes use this hunting tactic together with prey attraction by mating-signal mimicry. Such predation could have been a major factor in the evolution of signaling behavior of American fireflies. Nocturnal aerial predation by an insect and attack guidance on energy emitted by airborne prey have not previously been reported.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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