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Source :
New Scientist; 3/26/2005, Vol. 185 Issue 2492, p77-77, 3/4p, 3 Color Photographs
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

The article present comments of certain persons regarding the type of living beings that eats wasps. The lowly wasp certainly has its place in the food chain. There are a lots of invertebrates that feeds on wasps. Several species of dragonflies (Odonata); robber and hoverflies (Diptera); wasps (Hymenoptera), usually the larger species feeding on smaller species, such as social paper wasps (Vespula maculata) eating V. utahensis; beetles (Coleoptera); and moths (Lepidoptera) eats wasps. Among the vertebrates that feed on wasps are numerous species of birds, skunks, bears, badgers, bats, weasels, wolverines, rats, mice, etc.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
185
Issue :
2492
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
16621760