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Guide for the identification centipedes families (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) from Mexico: An update

open access: yesRevista Bio Ciencias, 2016
The key for the identification of the families of centipedes from Mexico was published in 2011. In 2014, taxonomic modifications were made at family level in order Geophilomorpha.
Flores-Guerrero, U.S.
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Checklist of Georgian centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) [PDF]

open access: yesCaucasiana, 2023
The Caucasus ecoregion is distinguished by its biodiversity. The flora and fauna of the ecoregion became the study area of many zoologists and botanists. Georgia, as a part of it, is important for its valuable and impressive diversity.
Eleonora Kiria   +2 more
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First records of Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Lithobius (Lithobius) obscurus Meinert, 1872 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) introduced to Colombia [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2018
The lithobiomorph centipedes Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Lithobius (Lithobius) obscurus Meinert, 1872 are here reported for the first time in Colombia.
César Camilo Prado   +3 more
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Scutigeromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) of the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola

open access: yesNovitates Caribaea, 2013
The fauna of scutigeromorph centipedes in the Dominican Republic is studied for the first time based on a sample of 28 individuals collected at 21 localities in 12 provinces.
Daniel E. Pérez-Gelabert   +1 more
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Trophic niches, diversity and community composition of invertebrate top predators (Chilopoda) as affected by conversion of tropical lowland rainforest in Sumatra (Indonesia).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Conversion of tropical rainforests into plantations fundamentally alters ecological niches of animal species. Generalist predators such as centipedes (Chilopoda) may be able to persist in converted ecosystems due to their ability to adapt and switch to ...
Bernhard Klarner   +5 more
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How do centipedes and millipedes respond to grazing intensity in an integrated crop-livestock system with soybean-pasture succession? [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
Centipedes and millipedes promote important functions in the ecosystem. However, land use intensification in agricultural areas can reduce the abundance and diversity of these organisms.
Joice Aline Freiberg   +7 more
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

open access: yesFlexMat, 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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Pillbugs, Centipedes, Millipedes and Earwigs

open access: yesEDIS, 1999
This document provides an overview of pillbugs, sowbugs, centipedes, millipedes, and earwigs, detailing their biology, habits, and control methods. Pillbugs and sowbugs are crustaceans that feed on decaying organic matter.
P.G. Koehler
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Arthropod Venom Components and Their Potential Usage

open access: yesToxins, 2020
Arthropods comprise a predominant and well-succeeded phylum of the animal kingdom that evolved and diversified in millions of species grouped in four subphyla, namely, Chelicerata (arachnids), Crustacea, Myriapoda (centipedes), and Hexapoda (insects) [...
Gandhi Rádis-Baptista, Katsuhiro Konno
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Hundred legs good, two fangs better: adult centipede (Scolopendridae) devoured by a juvenile Amazon lancehead, Bothrops atrox (Viperidae) [PDF]

open access: yesActa 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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