Pregilla
Bug eats frog
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) Natural History
A giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus) eats an adult male pacific treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) at a pond in Napa County, California.
Further studies of the interaction of these bugs and frogs found that large male frogs were much more likely to be eaten by the bugs than small male frogs.
Benard, M.F. 2007. Predators and mates: conflicting selection on the size of male Pacific Tree Frogs (Pseudacris regilla). Journal of Herpetology. 41:317-320.
Bug eats frog
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) Natural History
A giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus) eats an adult male pacific treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) at a pond in Napa County, California.
Further studies of the interaction of these bugs and frogs found that large male frogs were much more likely to be eaten by the bugs than small male frogs.
Benard, M.F. 2007. Predators and mates: conflicting selection on the size of male Pacific Tree Frogs (Pseudacris regilla). Journal of Herpetology. 41:317-320.