Specialized-predators

Guides

• Platystoechotes lineatus

  Platystoechotes lineatus is a species of spongillafly in the family Sisyridae, a group of lacewing relatives specialized for feeding on freshwater sponges. The species is native to western North America. Like other sisyrids, its larvae are aquatic predators with piercing-sucking mouthparts adapted for extracting fluids from sponge tissue. Adults are terrestrial and typically found near streams or lakes where their larval hosts occur.

  NeuropteraSisyridaespongillafliesfreshwater-spongesaquatic-insectsspecialized-predatorswestern-North-AmericaPacific-Northwest

• Stigmatomma

  Dracula ants

  Stigmatomma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Amblyoponinae with worldwide distribution. The genus was revived from synonymy with Amblyopone by Yoshimura & Fisher (2012) based on worker mandible morphology. Species are specialized predators with a cryptobiotic lifestyle, inhabiting soil and rotten wood in humid forests.

  antsAmblyoponinaeDracula-antsspecialized-predatorscryptobioticMadagascarcentipede-predatorsLarval-Hemolymph-Feeding