Acanthaspis siva is a species of assassin bug.[1] Nymphs of this species engage in the camouflaging behavior common to other species of Acanthaspis. In A. siva, camouflaging appears to reduce the chance that a nymph will be cannibalized by its coinstars.[1][2]

Acanthaspis siva
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Acanthaspis
Species:
A. siva
Binomial name
Acanthaspis siva
Distant, 1902

References

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  1. ^ a b Ambrose, D.P. (1986). "Impact of nymphal camouflaging on predation and cannibalism in the bug Acanthaspis siva". Environ. Ecol. 4 (2): 197–200. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04.
  2. ^ Premila, K.S.; Devanesan, S.; Shailaja, K.K. (2013). "Reduviid bug Acanthaspis siva - a predator of honey bee and stingless bee in Kerala" (PDF). Insect Environment. 19 (3). Current Biotica: 197–199. ISSN 0973-4031. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.