Keywords :
Carnivory, invertebrate predator, Sakaerat biosphere reserve, Scolopendromorpha, vertebrate prey
บทคัดย่อ :
While typically insectivorous, large centipedes are known to attack and eat
vertebrates. Though opportunistic, this behavior might be relatively frequent. Predation of
centipedes on snakes is rarely observed. We report an incident, witnessed at the Sakaerat
Biosphere Reserve, Thailand, involving the predation of a scolopendrid centipede,
Scolopendra dawydoffi, on a female colubrid snake, Sibynophis triangularis. This is the
first known case of a centipede predating on a vertebrate that that was laying eggs.
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Chiacchio, M., Nadolski, B. S., Suwanwaree, P., & Waengsothorn, S. (2017). Centipede, Scolopendra dawydoffi (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae), predation on an egg-laying snake, Sibynophis triangularis (Squamata: Colubridae), in Thailand. Journal of Insect Behavior, 30(5), 563-566.
