-
kleptoparasites; the
strategy is
especially common in the
subfamily Miltogramminae of the
family Sarcophagidae.
There are also some
kleptoparasites in...
- some
genera are,
including Coelioxys (
kleptoparasites mostly of
leafcutter bees), and
Stelis (
kleptoparasites of
leafcutter and
mason bees).
While some...
- in the nest
cells of
other bees, but they are
normally described as
kleptoparasites (Gr****: klepto-, to steal),
rather than as
brood parasites, because...
-
themselves or to
provision their nests. Many,
notably the
cuckoo wasps, are
kleptoparasites,
laying eggs in the
nests of
other wasps. Many of the
solitary wasps...
- with the
modern brown bear. The idea that
Arctodus was an
obligate kleptoparasite was most
notably proposed by Paul Matheus.
Under this model, A. simus...
- such as Orthoptera, and some, in
particular the Miltogramminae, are
kleptoparasites of
solitary Hymenoptera. The
adults mostly feed on
fluids from animal...
-
surface by
large predators such as tuna.
Frigatebirds are
referred to as
kleptoparasites as they
occasionally rob
other seabirds for food, and are
known to...
-
wingless and eyeless, as are many
other ectoparasites.
Others are
kleptoparasites of
other invertebrates, such as the
small hive
beetle (Aethina tumida)...
- Dictynidae).
Social predatory spiders need to
defend their prey
against kleptoparasites ("thieves"), and
larger colonies are more
successful in this. The herbivorous...
-
hatches it
consumes the host larva's
pollen ball, and, if the
female kleptoparasite has not
already done so,
kills and eats the host larva. In a few cases...
