USE OF CICADA CARCASS CAUGHT IN SPIDER WEB AS A FOOD RESOURCE FOR THE SOCIAL WASP AGELAIA PALLIPES (OLIVIER, 1791)
Keywords:
Cleptobiosis, Polistinae, VespidaeAbstract
Species of social wasps of the genus Agelaia (Vespidae, Polistinae) have a necrophagic feeding habit, in addition to preying on other insects, but little is known about its foraging behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study is to document the foraging behavior of Agelaia pallipes (Olivier, 1791) on a cicada (Hemiptera) carcass caught in a spider web. The observation occurred occasionally on October 4, 2023, on the eaves of a house in an anthropized area, municipality of Inconfidentes, in the Southern region of Minas Gerais, Atlantic Forest domain. Four individuals of A. pallipes were observed consuming the carcass of a cicada, trapped in the spider's web Trichonephila clavipes (L., 1767). However, it is not clear whether the use of prey in spider webs is a common behavior for A. pallipes. Therefore, more studies are needed to investigate it more deeply. Similarly, studies are needed to assess the impact on spiders of the usurpation of prey in their webs by social wasps.
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