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Predation inside leaf fold
Copyright © 2009 Mark Fox

Predation inside leaf fold
Honey Island Swamp, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 22, 2009
Size: ~12mm each
I opened this leaf shelter and this beetle larva (I assume) was draining the juices from this caterpillar. It's a dangerous world out there! You can see the bruise behind the caterpillar's head where the beetle was feeding.
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Contributed by Mark Fox on 23 May, 2009 - 9:28am
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 6:41pm

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… john and jane balaban, 29 July, 2009 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

Nice "behavior" image, Mark -
but I'm not sure where to place it. Can you crop out your finger to show the two immatures better? Do you want to try to get a family ID on the caterpillar or ? beetle larva?
… Ken Schneider, 7 July, 2009 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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