Predation on Eggs of Dendropsophus haddadi (Bastos & Pombal, 1996) (Anura: Hylidae) by the Social Wasp Angiopolybia pallens (Lepeletier, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)

Authors

  • Bruno Teixeira de Carvalho Tropical Herpetology Lab., Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus-BA, Brazil
  • Leildo Machado Carilo Filho Tropical Herpetology Lab., Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus-BA, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-2952
  • Iuri Ribeiro Dias Tropical Herpetology Lab., Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus-BA, Brazil
  • Rodolpho Santos Telles Menezes Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus-BA, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v71i3.10361

Keywords:

amphibian spawning, predation events, trophic relations

Abstract

Trophic relations are paramount in understanding the dimensions of a species’ niche. While we commonly perceive insects as natural prey for amphibians, the reverse is also true. This study shows how wasps can exploit amphibian spawnings as a food resource. Specifically, we present unprecedented predation events, where the social wasp Angiopolybia pallens prey upon the eggs of the anuran Dendropsophus haddadi. These remarkable observations occurred within the cocoa agroforestry system (cabruca) in the Atlantic Rainforest area in southern Bahia, Brazil. This research contributes significantly to our understanding of trophic interactions in the region by revealing such particular predation dynamics in this biodiversity hotspot.

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2024-08-09

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Carvalho, B. T. de, Carilo Filho, L. M., Dias, I. R., & Menezes, R. S. T. (2024). Predation on Eggs of Dendropsophus haddadi (Bastos & Pombal, 1996) (Anura: Hylidae) by the Social Wasp Angiopolybia pallens (Lepeletier, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae). Sociobiology, 71(3), e10361. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v71i3.10361

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Vol. 71 No. 3 (2024)

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