A predatory insect fossils from the age of dinosaurs recently found in a layer of limestone which is located in northern Brazil. This insect is a carnivorous insect-eating meat that comes from 100 million years ago.
crickets ancestors that lived in the Cretaceous period, just before the supercontinent Gondwana (supercontinent covering the African continent, South America, Australia, India, Arab, and Antarctica at this time) split.
As quoted from the website LiveScience, he was of the genus Schizodactylus or oblique-legged crickets. Genus Schizodactylus include current crickets, grasshoppers, and named katydid fauna.
"they get these names fit with their feet that allow them to curl up and support their bodies in the sandy habitat to hunt their prey," said Sam Heads, Chairman of the researcher who discovered the fossil.
When hunting, the species is actually not using a particular strategy. These stout-bodied insects come out at night sweep their habitat to find prey. "They can move quickly when needed ... and they're pretty greedy," Sam said that comes from the University of Illinois.
At least, he has differences with the current cricket. With a length of about 6 cm from head to the back of his body, he has a rather unique morphology and strange.
antennae longer than body. Cricket also has wings and legs sharp roll like snow shoes. According to the Heads, is to help him be able to stand on a sandy area.
However, a very aggressive cricket is not able to fly despite having wings. Wings can only be stretched when necessary. In general, a unique cricket is not so much experience evolution or undergoing a period of ' evolutionary stasis' during at least 100 million years.
Source: VIVAnews
crickets ancestors that lived in the Cretaceous period, just before the supercontinent Gondwana (supercontinent covering the African continent, South America, Australia, India, Arab, and Antarctica at this time) split.
As quoted from the website LiveScience, he was of the genus Schizodactylus or oblique-legged crickets. Genus Schizodactylus include current crickets, grasshoppers, and named katydid fauna.
"they get these names fit with their feet that allow them to curl up and support their bodies in the sandy habitat to hunt their prey," said Sam Heads, Chairman of the researcher who discovered the fossil.
When hunting, the species is actually not using a particular strategy. These stout-bodied insects come out at night sweep their habitat to find prey. "They can move quickly when needed ... and they're pretty greedy," Sam said that comes from the University of Illinois.
At least, he has differences with the current cricket. With a length of about 6 cm from head to the back of his body, he has a rather unique morphology and strange.
antennae longer than body. Cricket also has wings and legs sharp roll like snow shoes. According to the Heads, is to help him be able to stand on a sandy area.
However, a very aggressive cricket is not able to fly despite having wings. Wings can only be stretched when necessary. In general, a unique cricket is not so much experience evolution or undergoing a period of ' evolutionary stasis' during at least 100 million years.
Source: VIVAnews
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