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I AM very much desirous of being informed by you, or some of your readers, what animal is meant by “Scolopendra Cetacea,” which, according to Johnston, has only been described by AElian: “Scolopendrae vim et naturam, … quoddam etiam maximame cetos marinum earn esse audivi, quam de mari tempestatibus in litus expulsam nemo foret tarn audax, quin ...
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Variation in a number of taxonomic characters in Cryptops (Cryptops) is discussed. Some, such as the shape of the poison gland calyx and the arrangement of setae on the anterior margin of the forcipular coxosternum, are very reliable.
John G. E. Lewis
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A revision of Praearcturus gigas: a giant scorpion from the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of Britain
Abstract Praearcturus gigas Woodward is a large arthropod of disputed affinity from the fluvial St Maughans Formation (Lower Devonian, Lochkovian) of the Old Red Sandstone of England and Wales. Originally described as an isopod in the nineteenth century, and subsequently compared to various arthropod groups, it was re‐described with limited ...
Richard J. Howard +3 more
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Studying the Zhuangzi: An Institutional Approach
ABSTRACT Comparative political philosophy has recently grown in prominence, but most attention focuses on Confucians such as Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi. Daoists, particularly Zhuangzi, have long been neglected. This paper proposes an “institutional approach” to Zhuangzi's philosophy, examining what institutions can create a social environment that ...
Baldwin Wong
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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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Background: 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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Team reasoning-Experimental evidence on cooperation from centipede games.
Previous laboratory studies on the centipede game have found that subjects exhibit surprisingly high levels of cooperation. Across disciplines, it has recently been highlighted that these high levels of cooperation might be explained by "team reasoning",
Johann Graf Lambsdorff +3 more
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Automatic Counting Method for Centipedes Based on Deep Learning
The utilization of target detection algorithms for counting edible centipedes represents a novel endeavor in the field of traditional Chinese medicine materials using deep learning.
Jin Yao +6 more
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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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We present the first report of predation by the American Kestrel on a centipede in Cuba. We documented this behavior through observation and photographs during the act of predation.
Josué Mario González-Bernal +3 more
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