First record of the behavior of latex drainage by Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in laticiferous flowers
This paper describes the behavior of the bee Trigona spinipes, to avoid the latex, when piercing the base of the tubular corolla of the flowers of Mandevilla guanabarica in order to steal the nectar.
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262011000300020 |
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