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Passive transponder implantation in Theraphosidae: A tool for traceability and conservation

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  Passive transponder implantation in Theraphosidae: A tool for traceability and conservation Abstract Illegal wildlife trade represents a major global threat to biodiversity, with tarantulas among the most heavily trafficked invertebrate groups due to increasing demand in the international pet market, highlighting the urgent need for effective regulatory frameworks and reliable specimen-level traceability systems to distinguish legally bred individuals from illegally sourced ones. Individual identification is essential to support legal trade, strengthen enforcement mechanisms and reduce illegal trafficking; therefore, this study evaluated the feasibility and safety of passive integrated transponder microchip (PIT TAG) implantation for individual identification in multiple tarantula species under controlled laboratory conditions. Post-implantation parameters assessed included anaesthesia recovery time, feeding behaviour, ecdysis frequency, PIT TAG retention across successive moults...

Rhysida longipes (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae), an unusual prey of Physocyclus globosus (Araneae: Pholcidae)

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Preliminary evaluation of a monovalent antivenom targeting Cerastes cerastes envenomation in North Africa: feasibility and specificity assessment

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Ancient origin and dynamic evolution of bivalent spider toxins

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Photoreceptor physiology of two species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae)

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The evolutionary history of chelicerate metallothioneins reveals de novo emergence and metal-binding specialization across the subphylum

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Systematic study of the Ageniellini spider wasp genus Machaerothrix Haupt (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Japan and Southeast Asia

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On a new genus of the fossorial wolf spiders from Middle Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae)

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The Genetic Basis of Color Polymorphism in the Orb-Web Spider Gasteracantha cancriformis

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Evidence of Xysticus ulmi (Hahn) (Araneae: Thomisidae) Predation on Adult Cassida viridis Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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Interspecific and Intraspecific Variation in Venom Proteomics, Composition, and Antivenom Efficacy of Thai Cobras (Naja spp.): Highlighting the Distinct Profile of the Newly Identified Naja fuxi

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New and noteworthy host records for some North American and Colombian spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

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Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptides derived from venom gland transcriptome of scorpion Superstitionia donensis

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Herpetological misinformation and sensationalism: media framing on biological and ecological aspects of the golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis)

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Integrative Approaches in Snake Venom-Induced Tissue and Organ Toxicity: Ethnomedicinal and Phytochemical Strategies as Complementary Antivenom Therapies

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Testing cohesive selective paths and evaluating loss of evolutionary information while delimiting species of Brazilian wandering spiders

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Spiders of the Orsiera Rocciavrè Natural Park and Foresto Ravine Natural Reserve (NW Italy): a faunistic synthesis with data from the “Biodiversity Monitoring Project”

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New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

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Snakebite knowledge among healthcare workers in Gabon: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey

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On the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 in French Guiana, with description of a new species (Scorpiones: Ananteridae)

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