Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae)
Eremobates palipsetulosus is a generalist predator which preys upon a wide variety of arthropods and seems to prefer smaller, soft-bodied prey items. Spiders as welt as orthopteran, lepidopteran and coleopteran insects comprise 76% of the total diet. When a prey item is encountered, the palpi are us...
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| description | Eremobates palipsetulosus is a generalist predator which preys
upon a wide variety of arthropods and seems to prefer smaller,
soft-bodied prey items. Spiders as welt as orthopteran, lepidopteran
and coleopteran insects comprise 76% of the total diet.
When a prey item is encountered, the palpi are used to pull the
prey toward the chelicerae. The prey is then grasped in the chelicerae
which are used to fragment and grind the prey tissues for
subsequent ingestion. Increased hunger levels result in significantly
faster ingestion time and higher capture rates. This is the
first quantitative study on prey capture and feeding behavior for
solpugids. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e86b2e284794d0893ef52b99b8cc6ec2025-08-20T02:05:36ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381993-01-011003-415116210.1155/1993/13429Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae)Fred Punzo0Dept. of Biology, Box 5 F, University of Tampa, Tampa 33606, FL, USAEremobates palipsetulosus is a generalist predator which preys upon a wide variety of arthropods and seems to prefer smaller, soft-bodied prey items. Spiders as welt as orthopteran, lepidopteran and coleopteran insects comprise 76% of the total diet. When a prey item is encountered, the palpi are used to pull the prey toward the chelicerae. The prey is then grasped in the chelicerae which are used to fragment and grind the prey tissues for subsequent ingestion. Increased hunger levels result in significantly faster ingestion time and higher capture rates. This is the first quantitative study on prey capture and feeding behavior for solpugids.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/13429 |
| spellingShingle | Fred Punzo Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates
Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) |
| title_full | Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates
Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) |
| title_fullStr | Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates
Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates
Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) |
| title_short | Diet and Feeding Behavior of the Solpugid, Eremobates
Palpisetulosus (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) |
| title_sort | diet and feeding behavior of the solpugid eremobates palpisetulosus solpugida eremobatidae |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/13429 |
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