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| A Cuban Rhopalurus feeding on a Scolopendra centipede. |
Centipedes and scorpions are top invertebrate predators in many ecosystems and will prey on each other when the opportunity arises. Size and the venom potency of the involved species are probably key in determinating the outcome of these encounters. Alejandro Barro and Tamara Cherva has published a research note describing
Rhopalurus predation on
Scolopendra centipedes in Cuba.
Abstract:
No abstract.
Reference:
Barro A, Cherva T. Depredación de Scolopendra alternans (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) por Rhopalurus junceus (Scorpiones: Buthidae).
Revista Cubana de Ciencias Biologicas. 2013;2(2):77-8.[Subscription required for full text]
Thanks to Rolando Teruel for sending me this paper.
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