Early stadium damselfly larvae (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) as prey of an aquatic plant, Utricularia australis

Early stadium damselfly larvae (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) as prey of an aquatic plant, Utricularia australis 00

Andreas Martens^a ✉️ , Karsten Grabow^a

University of Education Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 101-104, 2011

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2011.568191

Published: 1 March 2011 (Received: 13 December 2010, Accepted: 29 January 2011)

Abstract

Two third stadium larvae of Coenagrionidae (probably Coenagrion puella or Ischnura elegans) were recorded in the bladders of U. australis sampled from a garden pond in Karlsruhe, Germany, in June 2010. These are the first records of odonate larvae as prey of carnivorous aquatic macrophytes.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, bladderwort, carnivorous plants, macrophytes, predation

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