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Nature, 1896 WAS not the insect seen by Miss Rose Haig Thomas (see NATURE, p. 131) a specimen of the Myriapod Scolopendra electrica, or Geophilus electricus, a well-known luminous insect whose light is but rarely seen owing to the insect living underground and in manure heaps? It is, however, the only luminous British species.
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European journal of soil biology, 2018 Collembola is an abundant group of soil organisms playing a major role on litter decomposition process and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Habitat structure strongly influences Collembola assemblages as plant litter physical characteristics and ...
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Nature, 1902 IN your issue of January 9 (p. 223), an account of some observations of the Geophilus is given, from which it would appear that it used its power of emitting light as a means of protection. It might be well to point out that irritation or excitation of many luminous organisms has this result.
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical DiseasesBackground: Scolopendra polymorpha (S. polymorpha) is a predatory centipede whose venom contains a multiplicity of biochemical effectors that can cause muscle damage and cumulative cell destruction in its prey.
Judith Tabullo De Robles +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Recently, myriapods have attracted the attention of engineers because mobile robots that mimic them potentially have the capability of producing highly stable, adaptive, and resilient behaviors.
Kotaro Yasui +4 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2006 O presente artigo registra as concepções, os conhecimentos e os comportamentos que os moradores do povoado de Pedra Branca, no Estado da Bahia, possuem sobre o “piolho-de-cobra” (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha).
Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto
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This project details the engineering of a four-segment, centipede-inspired modular robot designed for stable navigation and real-time data acquisition. By transitioning from a monolithic frame to a decentralized Robo Kit Chassis architecture, the system achieves a balance between structural rigidity and modular flexibility.
Akash Saji +4 more
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Remote SensingGlobal Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals experience delays when passing through the atmosphere due to the presence of free electrons in the ionosphere and air density in the non-ionized part of the atmosphere, known as the troposphere.
Paolo Dabove, Milad Bagheri
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Endangered Species ResearchThe Serpent Island centipede Scolopendra abnormis is a threatened centipede species found on only 2 small islands in the Indian Ocean: Round Island, located 22.5 km northeast of Mauritius, and Serpent Island, 4 km northwest of Round Island.
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