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Soil Preference and Burrow Characteristics of Two Theraphosidae Species in Penang Island, Malaysia

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  Soil Preference and Burrow Characteristics of Two Theraphosidae Species in Penang Island, Malaysia Abstract Tarantulas play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance by regulating insect populations. However, little is known about the soil preferences and burrow structures of tarantulas in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the soil preference as well as the burrow structure of  Coremiocnemis cunciularia  and  Chilobrachys andersoni  from Penang Island. The soil characteristics of the soil samples collected around the burrows of  Coremiocnemis cunciularia  (n = 30) and  Chilobrachys andersoni  (n = 30) were determined using soil texture analysis. The measurements and burrow structures from adults and juveniles of  Coremiocnemis cunciularia  and  Chilobrachys andersoni  were determined. It was revealed that the moisture content and clay percentage in the soil samples around burrows of  Chilobrachys anderso...

Indian lone commercial antivenom against Indian red scorpion venom demonstrates limited immunorecognition and partial neutralisation of enzymatic, pharmacological, and some toxic effects of Heterometrus bengalensis (Indian black scorpion) venom proteins in vitro and in vivo

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The first known troglomorphic, eyeless spider wasp (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae): Troglopompilus miracaecatus gen. et sp. nov. from the Nullarbor Caves, Western Australia

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Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group

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A chelicera-bearing arthropod reveals the Cambrian origin of chelicerates

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New species and records of Otiothops MacLeay, 1839 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from caves of the Carajás region, state of Pará, Brazil

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Biochemical characterisation and substrate-specific proteolytic diversity of venom metalloproteinases in African puff adders

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Insights Into Spatial Orientation and Cognition in Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Under Natural Conditions, With Notes on Possible Ontogenetic Niche Shifts

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Diversity and antibiotic resistance profiles of bacteria isolated from the oral cavity of captive snakes

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Effect of web inclination on debris-induced damage in Leucauge venusta webs (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

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Desiccation resistance of the spider Sicarius thomisoides (Walckenaer, 1847) (Araneae: Sicariidae) to different temperatures

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Efficacy of neem oil (Azadirachta indica) as an antiparasitic treatment for scorpions (Androctonus bicolor) and its impact on venom production

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Can Scorpion Venom Peptides Be Safely Used in Cardiovascular Therapy: A Systematic Review

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First record of Tropicosa thorelli (Araneae: Lycosidae) attacking the dragonfly Rhionaeschna marchali (Odonata: Aeshnidae)

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Social and colonial spiders as model systems for host-symbiont interactions at different levels of organization

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Ghost sighting: first Southeast Asian record of the ghost spider family Anyphaenidae, describing a new Rathalos species from Java, Indonesia

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Ovophis tonkinensis envenoming presenting with severe isolated thrombocytopenia and local necrosis: A case report

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

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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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