Browsing by Subject "Opiliones"
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Delicate fangs, smart killing: the predation strategy of the recluse spider
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-03-01)Prey consumption depends on the predator's ability to locate, capture and handle prey. We investigated these three steps in interactions between the delicate-bodied recluse spider Loxosceles gaucho (Araneae) and a heavy-bodied ...
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Do sexually dimorphic glands in the harvestman gryne perlata (arachnida: opiliones) release contact pheromones during mating?
(Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, 2016)There are records of glands that produce sexual pheromones that are released into the environment or applied directly on sexual partners. Within Opiliones (Arachnida), several harvestmen in the suborder Laniatores have ...
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Proximate factors and potential benefits influencing selection of Psychotria suterella for shelter by the harvestman Jussara spec.
(Wiley, 2017)Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) are arachnids that rely on chemicals for communication and are particularly dependent on high humidity. The harvestman Jussara spec. (Sclerosomatidae) clearly prefers to rest on the stem ...
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Uso de químicos no reconhecimento sexual de opiliões (Arachnida: Opiliones)"
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2015-07-30)Several arthropod species use chemicals to detect sexual partners. In harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) there are evidences that chemicals have an important role in intra-specific communication. Using the behavior of ...
