David and Goliath: potent venom of an ant-eating spider (Araneae) enables capture of a giant prey

• Authors: PEKÁR Stanislav; ŠEDO Ondrej; LÍZNAROVÁ Eva; KORENKO Stanislav; ZDRÁHAL Zbyněk
• Year of publication: 2014
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Naturwissenschaften
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• web: http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/840/art%253A10.1007%252Fs00114-014-1189-8.pdf?auth66=1412164321_88215bd011913ea21a9442548e7e3aad&ext=.pdf
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-014-1189-8
• Field: Zoology
• Keywords: Adaptations . Ant-eater . Araneae . Venom . Specialist

Attached files

• pekaretal14.pdf

• Description: We studied the trophic niche of this spider species and investigated its adaptations (behavioural and venomic) that are used to capture ants.

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