Literature DB >> 6058687

Defensive use of a "fecal shield" by a beetle larva.

T Eisner, E Van Tassell, J E Carrel.   

Abstract

The larva of Cassida rubiginosa carries a tight packet of cast skins and feces on a fork held over its back. The packet is a maneuverable shield used by the larva to protect itself against attack. It is highly effective in blocking the bite of ants.

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Year:  1967        PMID： 6058687     DOI： 10.1126/science.158.3807.1471

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Science        ISSN： 0036-8075            Impact factor:   47.728


  6 in total

1.  Defensive use of a fecal thatch by a beetle larva (Hemisphaerota cyanea).

Authors:  T Eisner; M Eisner
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  2000-03-14       Impact factor: 11.205

2.  Dietary specialization influences the efficacy of larval tortoise beetle shield defenses.

Authors:  Fredric V Vencl; Flávia Nogueira-de-Sá; Bengt J Allen; Donald M Windsor; Douglas J Futuyma
Journal:  Oecologia       Date:  2005-09-29       Impact factor: 3.225

3.  Protective devices of early developmental stages in Pyrrhalta viburni (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae).

Authors:  Monika Hilker
Journal:  Oecologia       Date:  1992-10       Impact factor: 3.225

4.  Hiding in plain sight: cuticular compound profile matching conceals a larval tortoise beetle in its host chemical cloud.

Authors:  Kamila Ferreira Massuda; José Roberto Trigo
Journal:  J Chem Ecol       Date:  2014-04-18       Impact factor: 2.626

5.  Velcro-Like System Used to Fix a Protective Faecal Shield on Weevil Larvae.

Authors:  Jiří Skuhrovec; Robert Stejskal; Filip Trnka; Andrea di Giulio
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2017-01-26       Impact factor: 3.240

6.  The chlorophyll catabolite, pheophorbide a, confers predation resistance in a larval tortoise beetle shield defense.

Authors:  Fredric V Vencl; Nélida E Gómez; Kerstin Ploss; Wilhelm Boland
Journal:  J Chem Ecol       Date:  2009-01-07       Impact factor: 2.626
  6 in total

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