Hemilepistus reaumuri
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Hemilepistus reaumuri is a species of woodlouse or isopod that lives in and around the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, "the driest habitat conquered by any species of crustacean". It reac
H. reaumuri at a burrow entrance
Scorpio maurus is a major predator of Hemilepistus reaumuri.
Mist rolls over the edge of HaMakhtesh HaGadol in the Negev Desert: water vapour is an important source of water for Hemilepistus reaumuri.
Predation
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Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and mi
Solitary predator: a polar bear feeds on a bearded seal it has killed.
Social predators: meat ants cooperate to feed on a cicada far larger than themselves.
Spider wasps paralyse and eventually kill their hosts, but are considered parasitoids, not predators.
Carnivorous plant: sundew engulfing an insect