Foraging theory was first developed to predict the behaviour of widely‐foraging animals that
actively search for prey. Although the behaviour of sit‐and‐wait predators often follows …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

Antipredator behavior is an important aspect of predator–prey dynamics and prey survival,
and invasive species are becoming an increasing threat to ecosystems worldwide. Although …

Sand-dwelling wormlion and antlion larvae are predators with a highly specialized hunting
strategy, which either construct efficient pitfall traps or bury themselves in the sand …

Pit-building antlion larvae are small sit-and-wait arthropod predators that dig conical pits in
sandy soils. We investigated the effect of exposure to constant light versus constant dark …

Post-contact immobility (PCI) is a final attempt to avoid predation. Here, for the first time, we
examine the pattern of movement and immobility when antlion larvae resume activity after …

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 …

A behavioural ecological approach to the relationship between pit-digging larval antlions
and their common prey, ants, provides yet another example of how the specific ecological …

Pit‐building antlions are small sit‐and‐wait arthropod predators, which dig conical pits in
sandy soils. We studied how biotic (conspecific density and feeding regime) and abiotic …

Remaining immobile for an unpredictable time following contact with a predator (postcontact
immobility) is a successful tactic to reduce predation. However, the mechanisms that may …