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Suicide of a Scorpion [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1874
I SHALL feel obliged if you will record in NATURE a fact with reference to the common Black Scorpion of Southern India, which was observed by me some years ago in Madras.
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Serrulin: A Glycine-Rich Bioactive Peptide from the Hemolymph of the Yellow Tityus serrulatus Scorpion

open access: yesToxins, 2019
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small molecules, which have a potential use as antibiotic or pharmacological tools. In chelicerate organisms, such as scorpions, these molecules constitute an alternative defense system against microorganisms. The aim of
Thiago de Jesus Oliveira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the fauna of false scorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of south-eastern Belarus

open access: yesТрансформация экосистем, 2020
Seven species of the false scorpions have been found in the south-eastern Belarus during targeted studies in 2017–2019. Sylvatic forms represent a significant part of species diversity of the regional fauna of the false scorpions.
Artiom M. Ostrovsky
doaj   +1 more source

Wiring a periscope--ocelli, retinula axons, visual neuropils and the ancestrality of sea spiders. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Pycnogonida or sea spiders are cryptic, eight-legged arthropods with four median ocelli in a 'periscope' or eye tubercle. In older attempts at reconstructing phylogeny they were Arthropoda incertae sedis, but recent molecular trees placed them as the
Hess, Martin   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Revitalizing endangered mycocultural heritage in Mesoamerica: The case of the Tlahuica‐Pjiekakjoo culture

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scorpions and their Antiquity [PDF]

open access: yesScientific American, 1895
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openaire   +1 more source

Clinical and biochemical manifestation produced by scorpion (Hemiscorpius lepturus) venom in experimental animals

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2007
Several studies have been published about the clinical and biochemical manifestations produced by the venom of scorpions of the Buthidae family, but very few reports have indicated the manifestations induced by the venom of the Scorpionidae family ...
Zare Mirakabbadi A.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scorpions from Mexico: From Species Diversity to Venom Complexity

open access: yesToxins, 2015
Scorpions are among the oldest terrestrial arthropods, which are distributed worldwide, except for Antarctica and some Pacific islands. Scorpion envenomation represents a public health problem in several parts of the world.
C. E. Santibáñez-López   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unraveling the impact of dog‐friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health.
Alys Granados   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suicide of Scorpions [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1883
SPEAEKING of scorpion suicide, Mr. G. J. Romanes in his “Animal Intelligence writes:” Still I think that so remarkable a fact unquestionably demands further corroboration before we shall be justified in accepting it unreservedly” (p. 225). Some years ago I made some experiments and observations on a smaller and a larger species of scorpion found on the
openaire   +2 more sources

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