Abstract Giant water bugs (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) are aquatic predators of freshwater
habitats, and include ca. 150 species distributed throughout the world's subtropical and …

Whether or not a frog is just a tadpole's way of making another tadpole, the larvae of
amphibians have been long underemphasized in science, education, and conservation …

The giant waterbugs are predators that utilize extra-oral digestion and are known to capture
a wide variety of prey. Herein we describe the differences in salivary enzyme composition …

Climate change-induced phenological variation in amphibians can disrupt time-sensitive
processes such as breeding, hatching, and metamorphosis, and can consequently alter size …

The ability of prey to respond to novel predator cues may depend on the generality or
specificity of the response to predator cues. We used laboratory behavioral experiments to …

Prey must integrate several cues to assess predation risk and determine appropriate
antipredator responses. Few studies on anuran tadpoles have simultaneously varied …

Intraguild predation (IGP) is common in the freshwater insect communities, involving a top
predator, intraguild prey (IG prey) and a shared prey. Influence of the habitat complexity on …

We report 7 cases of patients bitten by giant water bugs, large predatory insects belonging to
the Belostomatidae family (Hemiptera, Heteroptera). These insects have toxic saliva capable …

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Phenology has an important effect on the life strategies of species that live in temporary
waters. Predaceous aquatic insects are key components of communities associated with …