Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon

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Autor(a) principal: ALMEIDA,Marllus Rafael Negreiros
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: NASCIMENTO,José Alessandro de França, MACHADO,Ewerton Ortiz, LIRA,André Felipe de Araujo
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Amazonica
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Orthopterans are an important component of the food chain. The species belonging to the order Orthoptera are herbivores or predators, and several behave as opportunistic predators. However, their predatory habits are not well understood. Here we report the predation of a Chactopsis sp. scorpion by a Hyperomerus sp. katydid in a fragment of terra firme forest in the western Brazilian Amazon. The specimens were found on a 60-cm tall bush. The scorpion showed spasmodic motions of the metasoma while it was being devoured by the katydid. This is the first report of a predator-prey interaction between an orthopteran and a scorpion in the Amazon biome. We believe that records of this type are important to allow a better understanding of predator-prey interactions in tropical invertebrate communities.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
title Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
spellingShingle Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
ALMEIDA,Marllus Rafael Negreiros
feeding habit
Chactopsis
Hyperomerus
Amazon rainforest
trophic interactions
title_short Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
title_full Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
title_fullStr Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
title_sort Once a prey, now a predator: an unusual record of a scorpion (Scorpiones: Chactidae) predated by a katydid (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
author ALMEIDA,Marllus Rafael Negreiros
author_facet ALMEIDA,Marllus Rafael Negreiros
NASCIMENTO,José Alessandro de França
MACHADO,Ewerton Ortiz
LIRA,André Felipe de Araujo
author_role author
author2 NASCIMENTO,José Alessandro de França
MACHADO,Ewerton Ortiz
LIRA,André Felipe de Araujo
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv ALMEIDA,Marllus Rafael Negreiros
NASCIMENTO,José Alessandro de França
MACHADO,Ewerton Ortiz
LIRA,André Felipe de Araujo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv feeding habit
Chactopsis
Hyperomerus
Amazon rainforest
trophic interactions
topic feeding habit
Chactopsis
Hyperomerus
Amazon rainforest
trophic interactions
description ABSTRACT Orthopterans are an important component of the food chain. The species belonging to the order Orthoptera are herbivores or predators, and several behave as opportunistic predators. However, their predatory habits are not well understood. Here we report the predation of a Chactopsis sp. scorpion by a Hyperomerus sp. katydid in a fragment of terra firme forest in the western Brazilian Amazon. The specimens were found on a 60-cm tall bush. The scorpion showed spasmodic motions of the metasoma while it was being devoured by the katydid. This is the first report of a predator-prey interaction between an orthopteran and a scorpion in the Amazon biome. We believe that records of this type are important to allow a better understanding of predator-prey interactions in tropical invertebrate communities.
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