Some corners are more equal than others: Beetles linger longer in acute‐angled corners than in obtuse‐angled ones

Journal of Zoology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Abstract The ability of animals to find shelter is vital for survival, providing protection from predators and harsh conditions. In lab studies, often favor walls corners, suggesting a natural inclination toward enclosed spaces safety reasons. Here, we investigated how characteristics, specifically its size corner angles, affect usage by the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum , cosmopolitan pest stored products, as well beetle's movement. beetles remained longer in narrow shelters than medium‐sized shelters, with no significant difference wide shelters. They spent less time obtuse‐angled corners right‐angled ones, more acute‐angled indicating their differentiate among choose suitable ones. Next, examined whether movement through corridor delayed strongly presence obstacles forming acute angles obtuse angles. Although there was proportion arrivals at destination cell or required cross corridor, caused higher frequency reentries into origin cell, possibly due beetles' tendency follow walls. This research may have applied importance, such enhancing our understanding beetle movement, strategies delay arrival new areas, optimal placement traps.

Language: Английский

Ecological succession on 3D printed ceramic artificial reefs

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 954, P. 176371 - 176371

Published: Sept. 27, 2024

Language: Английский