Scaphiopus couchii (Couch's spadefoot). Predation
Herpetological Review
By: Gage H. Dayton and R.E. Jung
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Abstract
The observation described in this note appears to be the first record of ant predation upon anuran eggs. At an ephemeral pool in Big Bend National Park, Texas, we observed ants (Forelius mccooki) walking along a blade of grass onto the gelatin of a Couch?s spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) egg mass on the water surface. The ants had eaten through the gelatinous envelope and were harvesting the ovum and returning to their nest.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Scaphiopus couchii (Couch's spadefoot). Predation |
| Series title | Herpetological Review |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 164 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Herpetological Review |
| First page | 164 |
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