Inverted roles: Spider predation upon Neotropical velvet worms (Epiperipatus spp.; Onychophora: Peripatidae)
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| Авторы: | , |
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| Формат: | artículo original |
| Статус: | Versión publicada |
| Дата публикации: | 2016 |
| Описание: | 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. |
| Страна: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Институт: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Язык: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1557 |
| Online-ссылка: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1557 |
| Ключевое слово: | Predatory behavior Neotropical invertebrates spider venom and onychophorans Comportamiento depredador invertebrados neotropicales veneno de araña y onicóforos. |