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Venom Yield, Regeneration, and Composition in the Centipede Scolopendra Polymorpha
<p>In this dissertation, I investigated yield, regeneration, and composition of centipede venom. In the first of three empirical studies, I investigated how size influenced venom volume yield and protein concentration in <em>Scolopendra polymorpha </em>and <em>S. subspinipes</em>. I also examined …
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The Design of Complex Weapons Systems in Scorpions: Sexual, Ontogenetic, and Interspecific Variation
… and secure mates. Posteriorly, they wield a venom delivery system consisting of a tail-like metasoma with a stinger at the tip of the terminal segment (telson) that can be thrust into prey, predators, or mates to inject venom. Given the complexity of these systems, I hypothesized that …