He showed this amazing and somewhat scary video of dragonfly nymphs and tadpoles.
Rick's lab website. Movie is downloaded from here.
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Tadpole plasticity triggered by dragonfly nymph predation (video)
Professor Rick Relyea from the University of Pittsburgh gave a fascinating seminar today: "Phenotypic Plasticity: Stress-Induced Changes in Behavior, Morphology, and Life History of Aquatic Organisms".
He showed this amazing and somewhat scary video of dragonfly nymphs and tadpoles.
Rick's lab website. Movie is downloaded from here.
He showed this amazing and somewhat scary video of dragonfly nymphs and tadpoles.
Rick's lab website. Movie is downloaded from here.
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That is indeed a slightly scary video. I knew that dragonfly nymphs were predators, and seeing them in action is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe way it looks over at the tadpole is frightening.
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