A fourth account of centipede (Chilopoda) predation on bats
- With an incident in Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, USA, Scolopendra heros Girard (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) becomes the third centipede species known to prey on bats; S. gigantea Linnaeus and S. viridicornis Newport have been so documented in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. The Texas predation was interrupted by the predator/prey pair’s falling around 15–20 m from the canyon wall and, perhaps also, by human presence where they landed. The centipede uncoiled and retreated to shelter under a nearby rock and, after initial immobilization, so did the bat.
- Con un incidente en Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, Estados Unidos, Scolopendra heros Girard (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) se convierte en el tercer ciempiés que se sabe depreda murciélagos; S. gigantea Linnaeus y S. viridicornis Newport han sido documentados mostrando este comportamiento en Venezuela y Brasil, respectivamente. El incidente de Texas fue interrumpido por el despeñamiento del par depredador/presa unos 15–20 m desde la pared del cañón y, al parecer, por la presencia humana en el sitio de caída. El ciempiés se desenrolló y retiró para refugiarse bajo una roca cercana. Tras permanecer inmóvil inicialmente, el murciélago hizo lo mismo.
Author: | T. Todd Lindley, Jesús Molinari, Rowland M. Shelley, Barry N. Steger |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-438487 |
URL: | http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/PDF-download.asp?FileName=0573_Lindley_etal_2017.pdf |
ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi |
Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (573) |
Publisher: | Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. |
Place of publication: | Gainesville, FL |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2017 |
Date of first Publication: | 2017/08/28 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2017/08/29 |
Tag: | Brazil; Palo Duro Canyon; Scolopendra; Texas; Venezuela; carnivore Brasil; Cañón de Palo Duro; Scolopendra; Texas; Venezuela; carnívoro |
Page Number: | 6 |
Last Page: | 4 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 416151582 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |