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Hundred legs good, two fangs better: adult centipede (Scolopendridae) devoured by a juvenile Amazon lancehead, Bothrops atrox (Viperidae) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 Centipedes are part of the diet of several snake species of the genus Bothrops. However, reports on predation of centipedes by snakes are normally incomplete, and important data for natural history studies as the species identification and size of the ...
Karina Maria Pereira da SILVA +2 more
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FlexMat, EarlyView.Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu +3 more
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Centipedes and their Young [PDF]
Nature, 1894 IN NO. 1275 of NATURE (vol. xlix. p. 531), Mr. Urich, of the Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club, asks for information about the breeding habits of centipedes.
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Target switch of centipede toxins for antagonistic switch
Science Advances, 2020 Centipedes use toxins against conspecific centipedes or heterospecific prey species. Animal venoms are powerful, highly evolved chemical weapons for defense and predation.
Shilong Yang +7 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Toxins, 2018 Centipede venoms have emerged as a rich source of novel bioactive compounds. However, most centipede species are commonly considered too small for venom extraction and transcriptomics is likely to be an attractive way of probing the molecular diversity ...
Jennifer J. Smith, Eivind A. B. Undheim
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Comparative analysis of diverse toxins from a new pharmaceutical centipede, Scolopendra mojiangica
Zoological Research, 2020 As the oldest venomous animals, centipedes use their venom as a weapon to attack prey and for protection. Centipede venom, which contains many bioactive and pharmacologically active compounds, has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine, as shown by ...
Zi-Chao Liu +10 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Moderate retention forestry creates structurally sharp forest edges that act as ecological filters, shaping orientation‐specific activity of ground‐dwelling arthropods. Using drift‐fence pitfall traps, we show that activity aligned with ecotones is more frequent than activity across forest–clearcut boundaries, particularly among detritivores.
Dominik Stočes +3 more
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Parallel Evolution of Complex Centipede Venoms Revealed by Comparative Proteotranscriptomic Analyses
Molecular biology and evolution, 2019 Centipedes are among the most ancient groups of venomous predatory arthropods. Extant species belong to five orders, but our understanding of the composition and evolution of centipede venoms is based almost exclusively on one order, Scolopendromorpha ...
R. Jenner +3 more
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Zoologica Scripta, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 615-638, July 2026.ABSTRACT Understanding insect responses to global climate change involves identifying strategies used during past climate oscillations. Phylogeography offers a powerful framework to unravel how historical climatic and geological events have shaped the spatial genetic patterns of species, providing critical insights into evolutionary processes, whereas ...
Jody H. Voges +12 more
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