Arachnids
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During May through July 2012 many habitats in Mergasor locality were investigated for jumping spiders. Three species and three genera were recorded belonging to the family Salticidae which are Philaeus chrysops, Plexippus paykulli and... more
VIDEO LINK = https://youtu.be/F2G9fW0TMrg Чудо Природы Под Микроскопом: РАССКАЗ-ИСТОРИЯ про Хоботок-Пилу у Собачьего Клеща Ixodes ricinus. Клещ Под Микроскопом: История про Иксодовых Клещей и Собачьего Клеща Ixodes ricinus. 19.03.2015... more
Fire is an important disturbance that can impact biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Although fire impacts have been well studied in plants and some animals, the effects of fire on litter-dwelling arthropods remain poorly documented. I... more
There is a natural range of variation in sperm morphology inside males. This variation may be adaptive or a result of poor quality control of sperm production. Sperm aggregates can also show different morphologies inside ejaculates.... more
Specific dynamic action (SDA) is the cumulative energy expended on meal ingestion, digestion, and assimilation. In this study, we examined the postfeeding metabolic response of the Chilean rose hair tarantula to determine whether they... more
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Idiogaryops paludis (Chamberlin, 1932) is recorded from Puerto Rico; this is thefirst record of the family Sternophoridae Chamberlin, 1923 for this Antillean Island. Descriptions and morphometric data of the specimens are given.
Idiogaryops paludis (Chamberlin, 1932) is recorded from Puerto Rico; this is thefirst record of the family Sternophoridae Chamberlin, 1923 for this Antillean Island. Descriptions and morphometric data of the specimens are given.
Se analizó la variación espacial de las comunidades de arañas del suelo y sotobosque asociadas a tres localidades con bosque mesófilo de montaña (BMM) de la Sierra Madre de Chiapas. Los resultados demuestran una marcada segregación entre... more
Digestive carbohydrases are present in many species of hematophagous Arthropoda, including ticks. In this work, Amblyomma cajennense (Ixodidae) midgut digestive carbohydrases were tracked with different substrates, resulting in the... more
Arthropods account for more than 65% of global species and 85% of animal species. On a temperate grassland, arthropods hold a huge biomass (1,000kg/ha), seconded to plant (20,000kg/ha) and microorganisms (7,000kg/ha) but much higher than... more