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Spider leg autotomy induced by prey venom injection: An adaptive response to “pain”?

Field observations showed orb-weaving spiders (Argiope spp.) to undergo leg autotomy if they are stung in a leg by venomous insect prey (Phymata fasciata). The response occurs within seconds, before the venom can take lethal action by spread to the body of the spiders. Autotomy is induced also by ho...

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Autori principali: Eisner, Thomas, Camazine, Scott
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 1983
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC394047/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16593325
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