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A spider that feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by choosing female mosquitoes as prey

Spiders do not feed directly on vertebrate blood, but a small East African jumping spider (Salticidae), Evarcha culicivora, feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood by choosing as preferred prey female mosquitoes that have had recent blood meals. Experiments show that this spider can identify its prefer...

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Main Authors: Jackson, Robert R., Nelson, Ximena J., Sune, Godfrey O.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2005
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1257728/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16217015
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0507398102
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