The Biology of Camel-Spiders

Punzo, Fred

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“…This behaviour, however, is present in all arachnid orders, except for the Palpigradi whose reproductive behaviour is unknown (Weygoldt, 1969(Weygoldt, , 1972(Weygoldt, , 2000Pittard & Mitchell, 1972;Brach, 1975;Foelix, 1982;Polis, 1990;Punzo, 1998;Machado & Raimundo, 2001). Particularly in the order Opiliones, there is a wide diversity of forms of parental activities, varying in complexity and duration and ranging from egg burying to long associations between the parent and the offspring (review in Machado & Raimundo, 2001).…”

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Maternal Care in the Neotropical Harvestman Bourguyia Albiornata (Arachnida: Opiliones): Oviposition Site Selection and Egg Protection

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Oliveira²

2002

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SummaryFemales of the harvestman Bourguyia albiornata oviposit almost exclusively inside the tube formed by the curled leaves of the bromeliad Aechmea nudicaulis. Oviposition is not correlated with rainfall or with temperature, but is negatively correlated with the number of individuals of A. nudicaulis emitting owers. Because the in orescence stalk occupies the tube of leaves of owering bromeliads, oviposition site is not available for ovigerous females. During one year, 83.6% of the females produced only one egg-batch and the remaining produced two or three batches. The mean number of eggs per batch along successive reproductive events decreased signi cantly. A eld experiment in which females were removed from the nest bromeliad showed that less than 7% of the unprotected eggs survived beyond two weeks. In a control in which females were maintained over the eggs, predators attacked only one egg-batch. Ants were the most important egg predators, and at the study site at least 20 species nest and/or forage in A. nudicaulis. Intense predation on eggs by generalist predators may be an important pressure promoting parental care in Neotropical harvestmen.

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Maternal Care in the Neotropical Harvestman Bourguyia Albiornata (Arachnida: Opiliones): Oviposition Site Selection and Egg Protection

Machado¹,

Oliveira²

2002

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“…The lesson came back to my mind as I was writing my doctoral research proposal and I was determined to find out more on the internet. I was surprised to learn that a jerrymunglum is commonly referred to as a hunting spider or a wind spider, because of its swift movement (Punzo 1998). In my home language a jerrymunglum is called dzvatsvatsva, a name that also relates to speed.…”

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It matters who you are: Indigenous knowledge research and researchers

2016

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It is common for researchers in Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in science education research to draw on aspects of the scientific paradigm from their science training. The consequent research seeks to be objective. This paradigm is not necessarily appropriate for IK research. While there have been calls for IK-aligned methodologies (Chilisa 2012;Keane 2008;Smith 1999) there are few examples of how this may be approached in Southern Africa. Drawing on the centrality of story and relationship in IK, we illustrate how the researcher's life experience shapes the research purpose, design and credibility. In refocusing research into IK, the relationship between research and the researcher needs greater acknowledgement. We present here story examples from three IK-science education studies. Education as Change

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“…Regarding the invertebrates, there are reports of predation by coleopterans, chilopods, solpugids, others scorpions and spiders (Cloudsley-Thompson, 1960;Williams, 1966;Cloudsley-Thompson, 1977;Punzo, 1998;McCormick and Polis, 1990;Melic, 2000). There is no record for this phenomenon in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.…”

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First record of a brown widow spider Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841 (Araneae, Theridiidae) feeding scorpion (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) in a Brazilian Atlantic forest

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Costa

2014

Braz. J. Biol.

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The Biology of Camel-Spiders

Cited by 80 publications

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Maternal Care in the Neotropical Harvestman Bourguyia Albiornata (Arachnida: Opiliones): Oviposition Site Selection and Egg Protection

Maternal Care in the Neotropical Harvestman Bourguyia Albiornata (Arachnida: Opiliones): Oviposition Site Selection and Egg Protection

It matters who you are: Indigenous knowledge research and researchers

First record of a brown widow spider Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841 (Araneae, Theridiidae) feeding scorpion (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae) in a Brazilian Atlantic forest

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