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emily
Sep 3, 2008, 1:09:14 PM9/3/08
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Hi, I'm a writer working on a project, and I'm looking for interesting
'parenting' behaviors observed in insect species. Examples from other
animal groups would be the cuckoo laying its eggs in other birds'
nests or the male lion eating the cubs that a female bore to another
male. Insects aren't parents in the way we understand the word but
still, they make preparations for the birth of their young, etc. I'd
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks! Emily
'parenting' behaviors observed in insect species. Examples from other
animal groups would be the cuckoo laying its eggs in other birds'
nests or the male lion eating the cubs that a female bore to another
male. Insects aren't parents in the way we understand the word but
still, they make preparations for the birth of their young, etc. I'd
appreciate any suggestions. Thanks! Emily
Pat Kiewicz
Sep 4, 2008, 6:55:45 AM9/4/08
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Giant water bugs (Belostomatidae), where the male carries the eggs
around on it's back.
Cicada killer wasps are large and charismatic, and I find it interesting
to watch them dig and stock the nest for their young.
There are the weaver ants that use the larvae to knit together their
nests.
(Hmm...lots of interesting Hymenoptera, when I think about it.)
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Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
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