The global emphasis on halting forest loss has failed to recognize the biodiversity and ecosystem services provision of non-forest biomes such as the Brazilian Cerrado. Here, we stress the urgent need to address their destruction, including at the upcoming UN Conference of the Parties (COP28), and for coordinated efforts to protect these non-forest ecosystems amid the climate crisis.
Attracting parasitic flies (Diptera: Phoridae) to injured workers of the giant ant Dinoponera Gigantea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Attracting parasitic flies (Diptera: Phoridae) to injured workers of the giant ant Dinoponera Gigantea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Flies of the genus Apocephalus are common parasites of worker ants. Although the mechanisms used by parasitic flies to find their host are not well understood, olfactory cues have been suggested as the mechanism for host location, especially when the host ant is...