Palpal urticating hairs in the tarantula Ephebopus: Fine structure and mechanism of release

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Foelix, Rainer ^a   Rast, Bastian ^a   Erb, Bruno ^a  

^a Neue Kantonsschule Aarau   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Morphology; Neotropical tarantulas

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; TARANTULA; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 70450247111     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/sh08-106.1     Document Type: Article

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