Trophic allometry in a predator that carries corpses of its prey
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Ant-snatching assassin bugs carry a 'backpack' of ant corpses as an antipredator strategy. From photographs, we quantified the relative size and number of ants in these backpacks. We found a trade-off between size and number of carried ants, suggesting that trophic allometry has implications beyond energy acquisition, potentially affecting camouflage.
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Funding provided by: Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, à Pesquisa e Extensão, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006417
Award Number: 99456-21
Funding provided by: Instituto Serrapilheira
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013275
Award Number: R-2011-37572
Funding provided by: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001807
Award Number: 2020/11953-2
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- 10.5281/zenodo.6950763 (DOI)