Interactions between Formica sanguinea and Lomechusoides strumosus
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Description: Français : "(ci-dessus) Souvent, le coléoptère dégage une goutte blanche et opaque de son sommet abdominal, qui est absorbée par la fourmi. On suppose qu'il provient du rectum. (ci-dessous) Parfois, une sécrétion blanchâtre et claire apparaît sur les côtés latéraux de l'abdomen où la glande post-pleurale s'ouvre. Cette sécrétion est également léchée par les fourmis." English: "(above) Often the beetle exudes an opaque, white droplet from its abdominal top, which is taken up by the ant. Presumably it originates from the hindgut/rectum. (below) Occasionally a whitish, clear secretion appears at the lateral sides of the abdomen where the post-pleural gland opens. This secretion is also licked by the ants.". Date: 25 July 2018. Source: Hölldobler, Bert et al. “Behavior and exocrine glands in the myrmecophilous beetle Lomechusoides strumosus (Fabricius, 1775) (formerly called Lomechusa strumosa) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae).” PloS one vol. 13,7. 25 Jul. 2018. Author: Hölldobler, Bert et al.
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- Hölldobler, Bert et al. “Behavior and exocrine glands in the myrmecophilous beetle Lomechusoides strumosus (Fabricius, 1775) (formerly called Lomechusa strumosa) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae).” PloS one vol. 13,7. 25 Jul. 2018
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