<i>Camponotus schmitzi</i> Hunting Fly Larva (VIDEO)

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This is a movie of a Camponotus schmitzi ant aquatic hunting for a large fly larva.

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Scharmann M, Thornham DG, Grafe TU, Federle W (2013) A Novel Type of Nutritional Ant&#8211Plant Interaction: Ant Partners of Carnivorous Pitcher Plants <p>Prevent Nutrient Export by Dipteran Pitcher Infauna. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 8(5): e63556. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063556

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