A sticky situation: Solifugids (Arachnida, Solifugae) use adhesive organs on their pedipalps for prey capture

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-180

  Willemart, Rodrigo H ^a,b   Santer, Roger D ^a,c   Spence, Andrew J ^d   Hebets, Eileen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Foraging; Palpal organ; Solifuge; Suctorial organ

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; SOLIFUGAE;

EID: 78650511188     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0222-4     Document Type: Article

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