Abstract, Proceedings - Biological Sciences, 2007 Interactions between ants and honeydew-producing hemipteran insects are abundant and widespread in arthropod food webs, yet their ecological consequences are very poorly known. Ant–hemipteran interactions have potentially broad ecological effects,...
Hemiptera/hɛˈmɪptərə/(Latinhemipterus(“half-winged”)) ortrue bugsare anorderofinsectscomprising over 80,000specieswithin groups such as thecicadas,aphids,planthoppers,leafhoppers,bed bugsandshield bugs. They range in size from 1mm (0.04in) to around 15cm (6in), and share a common arrangement of...