Rwy'n hysbys ers tro bod gan chwilod ac gwrthdroadau eraill fertebratau ar eu bwydlen o bryd i'w gilydd, ond doeddwn i ddim wir yn gwybod pa mor fawr o anifail y gallen nhw ei ddarostwng! Hyd yn oed pan fydd y mantis od yn cydio yn hummingbird, nid yw'r gwahaniaeth maint mor sylweddol ag a ddangosir isod. This impressive video was published recently in the free online journal Zookeys.
Here is one of the figures from the paper, illustrating more beetles feeding on multiple species of Amphibians!
Gil Wizen, Avital Gasith (2011). Predation of amphibians by carabid beetles of the genus Epomis found in the central coastal plain of Israel Zookeys, 100, 181-191 : DOI:10.3897/zookeys.100.1526
That’s amazing! what kind of beetle was it?
It’s a ground beetle in the genus Epomis (Carabidae). It looks like these beetles are roughly around the 20-25mm range.
The DOI that you provide at the bottom is not properly linked. It should go to DOI:10.3897/zookeys.100.1526.
For further videos relating to the paper, gwel yma.
Thank you for the correction, and link!
Cadarn, but what about updating your broken link above?
Mae'n ddrwg gennym, link works fine now.
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