Science
When Bugs Crawl Up the Food Chain – The New York Times
We usually think of insects as meals for vertebrates such as frogs. But arthropods may turn the tables more often than you think.
Dr. Valdez became interested in these role reversals during his doctoral research, after watching a gang of water beetles devour a rare tadpole. The larvae were known predators, whereas the adults were widely considered to be scavengers. But Dr. Valdez developed a hunch, borne out by further research, that they were actively hunting vertebrates, too.
He got a similar feeling when, while reading the news or surfing YouTube, he saw other bugs punching above their weight: a huntsman spider savorin…
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