OVIPOSICIÓN DE STENORRHINA DEGENHARDTI (SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE) EN UN NIDO DE ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) OVIPOSITION OF STENORRHINA DEGENHARDTI (SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE) IN A NEST OF ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)
During excavation of a leaf-cutter nest (Acromyrmex octospinosus), we discovered a clutch laid by the colubrid snake Stenorrhina degenhardti. The eggs and the bulk of the ant nest were transferred to a laboratory at the University of Antioquia for rearing. The ants not only tolerated the snake clutc...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidad de Antioquia
2008-12-01
|
| Series: | Actualidades Biológicas |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0304-35842008000200008 |
