What determines the antipredator strategy in antlion larvae? Burrowing ability decreases the duration of post‐contact immobility

AG Farji‐Brener, M Enríquez, D Rosey… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For prey exhibiting alternative antipredator strategies, selecting the most effective one is
critical for survival. However, what determines such selection remains an open question. We …

Convergent evolution of antlions and wormlions: similarities and differences in the behavioural ecology of unrelated trap-building predators

K Miler, I Scharf - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2022 - Springer
Antlions and wormlions are unrelated insect taxa, but both construct pit traps in loose soil
and hunt similar prey. Owing to the likeness of their hunting strategies, and since no other …