Metopus, Monommata & Frontonia

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sun May 27, 2012 7:04 am

Metopus is always spinning. I have posted images of Frontonia; but no with the mouth shown here.

Rogelio

Bruce Taylor · Post by **Bruce Taylor** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:49 am

Fabulous!

You caught that Frontonia in a very interesting moment. The ability of some Frontonia to expand the mouth aperture along the postoral suture (sometimes, until it is nearly as long as the body) was recorded by William Goldsmith, in 1922: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 5/abstract

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon May 28, 2012 3:09 pm

Bruce,

Thank you very much for the link, it is amazing how big the Frontonia can open the mouth.

Rogelio

naturephoto1 · Post by **naturephoto1** » Tue May 29, 2012 5:07 pm

Rogelio,

Excellent images.

Rich

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Wed May 30, 2012 3:39 am

Rich,

Thank you for your comments.

Rogelio

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:38 am

Wow, amazing images. The mouth of frontonia is so clear.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:25 am

Mitch, thank you.

Rogelio