“Double-Trick” Visual and Chemical Mimicry by the Juvenile Orchid Mantis<i>Hymenopus coronatus</i>used in Predation of the Oriental Honeybee<i>Apis cerana</i>

Mizuno, Takafumi; Yamaguchi, Susumu; Yamamoto, Ichiro; Yamaoka, Ryohei; Akino, Toshiharu

doi:10.2108/zs140126

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“…The use of allomones is primarily known from predator-prey systems, where predators lure prey animals with imitations of prey specific pheromones (e.g. [ 41 , 42 ]). This would be the case (in the opposite direction) if H .…”

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Decoding and Discrimination of Chemical Cues and Signals: Avoidance of Predation and Competition during Parental Care Behavior in Sympatric Poison Frogs

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The evolution of chemical communication and the discrimination between evolved functions (signals) and unintentional releases (cues) are among the most challenging issues in chemical ecology. The accurate classification of inter- or intraspecific chemical communication is often puzzling. Here we report on two different communication systems triggering the same parental care behavior in the poison frog Ranitomeya variabilis. This species deposits its tadpoles and egg clutches in phytotelmata and chemically recognizes and avoids sites with both predatory conspecific and non-predatory heterospecific tadpoles (of the species Hyloxalus azureiventris). Combining chemical analyses with in-situ bioassays, we identified the molecular formulas of the chemical compounds triggering this behavior. We found that both species produce distinct chemical compound combinations, suggesting two separate communication systems. Bringing these results into an ecological context, we classify the conspecific R. variabilis compounds as chemical cues, advantageous only to the receivers (the adult frogs), not the emitters (the tadpoles). The heterospecific compounds, however, are suggested to be chemical signals (or cues evolving into signals), being advantageous to the emitters (the heterospecific tadpoles) and likely also to the receivers (the adult frogs). Due to these assumed receiver benefits, the heterospecific compounds are possibly synomones which are advantageous to both emitter and receiver ‒ a very rare communication system between animal species, especially vertebrates.

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Decoding and Discrimination of Chemical Cues and Signals: Avoidance of Predation and Competition during Parental Care Behavior in Sympatric Poison Frogs

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“…Hymenopus’ floral simulation alone is so convincing that they attract more insect pollinators than sympatric flowers13. Amazingly, nymphs of Hymenopus even emit allelochemicals that mimic intraspecific pheromone communication of the oriental honeybee Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793 as a deceptive predatory tactic16. Although adult female Hymenopus and Helvia ecologies have not been researched, the continued expression of the morphological pollinator attracting features8 and preferential feeding on pollinating insects16 indicates that they conserve the strategy.…”

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Selection for predation, not female fecundity, explains sexual size dimorphism in the orchid mantises

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Brannoch

Rodrigues

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Here we reconstruct the evolutionary shift towards floral simulation in orchid mantises and suggest female predatory selection as the likely driving force behind the development of extreme sexual size dimorphism. Through analysis of body size data and phylogenetic modelling of trait evolution, we recovered an ancestral shift towards sexual dimorphisms in both size and appearance in a lineage of flower-associated praying mantises. Sedentary female flower mantises dramatically increased in size prior to a transition from camouflaged, ambush predation to a floral simulation strategy, gaining access to, and visually attracting, a novel resource: large pollinating insects. Male flower mantises, however, remained small and mobile to facilitate mate-finding and reproductive success, consistent with ancestral male life strategy. Although moderate sexual size dimorphisms are common in many arthropod lineages, the predominant explanation is female size increase for increased fecundity. However, sex-dependent selective pressures acting outside of female fecundity have been suggested as mechanisms behind niche dimorphisms. Our hypothesised role of predatory selection acting on females to generate both extreme sexual size dimorphism coupled with niche dimorphism is novel among arthropods.

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“…O'Hanlon et al, 2014a) by their bodies resembling a flower blossom (O'Hanlon et al, 2014b). Juvenile orchid mantises also emit volatile chemicals that attract honeybees (Mizuno et al, 2014). Although adult orchid mantises show no preference for inhabiting flowers over leafy vegetation (O'Hanlon et al, 2015) and juveniles are found on leaves more frequently than on flowers (Mizuno et al, 2014), they likely benefit from increased insect activity when they are near flowers (O'Hanlon et al, 2015).…”

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Decision‐making and motor control in predatory insects: a review of the praying mantis

Yamawaki

2017

Ecological Entomology

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Abstract.1 Predatory and defensive behaviours require multiple stages of decision-making in predatory insects, such as the praying mantis. 2 During predation, a praying mantis must decide where to ambush prey and which prey to fixate on, catch, and eat. The mantis also needs to decide how to track, approach, and catch prey, all the while controlling these actions depending on the visual features and position of the prey. For defence, a mantis must decide when to be defensive and which defensive response to initiate. 3 This review summarises the current knowledge of decision-making processes and the corresponding motor control in the mantis, remarking on the importance of considering the interaction between predatory and defensive systems. Current research suggests that the mantis is a good model for revealing the mechanisms behind an animal's selection of a certain behaviour from a broad repertoire.

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“Double-Trick” Visual and Chemical Mimicry by the Juvenile Orchid MantisHymenopus coronatusused in Predation of the Oriental HoneybeeApis cerana

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Cited by 15 publications

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Decoding and Discrimination of Chemical Cues and Signals: Avoidance of Predation and Competition during Parental Care Behavior in Sympatric Poison Frogs

Decoding and Discrimination of Chemical Cues and Signals: Avoidance of Predation and Competition during Parental Care Behavior in Sympatric Poison Frogs

Selection for predation, not female fecundity, explains sexual size dimorphism in the orchid mantises

Decision‐making and motor control in predatory insects: a review of the praying mantis

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