Zelus renardii
| Zelus renardii | |
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| Zelus renardii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Zelus |
| Species: | Z. renardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1856 | |
Zelus renardii is an assassin bug. First instar nymphs have been observed to collect a sticky substance from their eggs and rub it on their legs, which improves predation success on flies.[1]
References
- ↑ Law, Yao-Hua; Sediqi, A. (2010). "Sticky substance on eggs improves predation success and substrate adhesion in newly hatched Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) instars". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 103 (5): 771–774. doi:10.1603/AN09143.
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