Field observation of predation on a turtle by a giant water bug
Field observation of predation on a turtle by a giant water bug
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巨型水蝽捕食海龟的现场观察
DOI：
10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00450.x
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Ohba S
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作者：
Ohba S;Trang Huynh TT;Kawada H;Loan Luu L;Tran Ngoc H;Le Hoang S;Higa Y;Takagi M;Ohba S
The giant water bug, subfamily Lethocerinae, which has the largest body size among Belostomatidae, is known to be a vertebrate specialist that preys upon fish, amphibians and snakes. However, there have been no reports concerning predation on a turtle by Lethocerinae. Here, I report that a male giant water bugKirkaldyia(Lethocerus)deyrolli(Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) (58.09 mm in total length) was catching hold of a turtleChinemys reevesii(34.14 mm in carapace length) in a ditch adjoining a paddy rice field. This is a first report ofK. deyrollieating a turtle.
