Inverted roles: Spider predation upon Neotropical velvet worms (Epiperipatus spp.; Onychophora: Peripatidae)
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| Μορφή: | artículo original |
| Κατάσταση: | Versión publicada |
| Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: | 2016 |
| Περιγραφή: | Velvet worms are ancient predators with Cambrian origins that occasionally prey on Ctenid spiders. Here we report the opposite case: wolf spiders (Ctenus spp.) feeding on Epiperipatus spp. in Colombia and Costa Rica. Apparently the worms could not expel their defensive adhesive, and the efficacy of the spider venom suggests that onychophoran nerves and muscles are biochemically equivalent to those of insects. |
| Χώρα: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Ίδρυμα: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Γλώσσα: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1557 |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1557 |
| Λέξη-Κλειδί : | Predatory behavior Neotropical invertebrates spider venom and onychophorans Comportamiento depredador invertebrados neotropicales veneno de araña y onicóforos. |