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19-07-2011, 10:36 PM
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| | | Re: Dead Harlequin Clutching Hairy Egg
Evening all,
This is a Ten-spot rather than Harlequin... interesting observation.
Take care, Jason
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Shades of Darwin and ichneumon wasps.
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20-07-2011, 10:33 AM
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| | | Re: Dead Harlequin Clutching Hairy Egg
Yes this is most likely Dinocampus coccinellae. To be a little pedantic, we shouldn't really call this a parasitic species, it is a parasitoid. Parasitoids behave like parasites by living part of their lives within (or upon) a host, taking nutrition from the victim. However, by and large ( i.e. 99.99% of the time) it kills the 'host' - it is a predator. Parasites, in contrast, may weaken their host but don't, generally, kill them.
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20-07-2011, 10:39 AM
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| | | Re: Dead Harlequin Clutching Hairy Egg
Yes, it is interesting. D. coccinellae, if that's what it is, most commonly predates larger sized species - predominantly 7-spots and, recently, 'harlequins'. The assumed reason being that smaller individuals don't provide enough nutrition .... I'll look up the literature when I get back. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green .........This is a Ten-spot rather than Harlequin... interesting observation........... |
Last edited by Paul mabbott; 20-07-2011 at 10:40 AM.
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