Predatory behavior of three centipede species of the order Scolopendromorpha (Arthropoda: Myriapoda: Chilopoda)

Guizze, Samuel P.G.; Knysak, Irene; Barbaro, Kátia Cristina; Karam-Gemael, Manoela; Chagas, Amazonas

doi:10.1590/s1984-4689zool-20160026

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“…Smaller species may also be at greater risk of predation in the high canopy. In contrast, Otostigmus and Scolopendra are large, aggressive, and highly mobile centipedes (Guizze, Knysak, Barbaro, Karam-Gemael, & Chagas-Jr, 2016), and it is therefore logical that these centipedes would dominate the high canopy.…”

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“…For example, centipedes are opportunistic (Chiacchio, Nadolski, Suwanwaree, & Waengsothorn, 2017;Edgecombe & Giribet, 2007), and although predator foraging is said to be less efficient in complex environments (Menge & Sutherland, 1976), centipedes alternate foraging strategies according to prey abundance (Scharf, Lubin, & Ovadia, 2011). When abundance is high, centipedes sit and wait (Guizze et al, 2016), whereas when abundance is low, they actively forage or ambush prey (Formanowicz & Bradley, 1987). However, this would bring centipedes into contact with predators such as skinks and geckos, which also use the ferns (Donald, Clegg, & Ellwood,2017).…”

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Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes

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Bird's nest ferns (Asplenium spp.) support large numbers of invertebrates, including centipedes. As top invertebrate predators, centipedes drive ecosystem function, for example, by regulating decomposer populations, but we know little of their ecology in forest canopies. We provide the first detailed observations of the diversity and structure of the centipede communities of bird's nest ferns, revealing the importance of these epiphytes as nurseries for centipedes. We collected 305 centipedes equating to ˜11,300 mg of centipede biomass from 44 bird's nest ferns (22 of which were from the high canopy and 22 from the low canopy) in primary tropical rainforest in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Most abundant were the Scolopendromorpha (n = 227 individuals), followed by the Geophilomorpha (n = 59), Lithobiomorpha (n = 14), and Scutigeromorpha (n = 5). Although we observed very little overlap in species between the forest strata, scolopendromorph centipedes dominated throughout the canopy. Null model analysis revealed no significant competitive interactions; on the contrary, we observed centipedes sharing nest sites within the ferns on three of the ten occasions that we found nests. All nests belonged to centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, which are typically aggressive, and usually show negative spatial association. This study reveals a diverse community of canopy centipedes, providing further evidence of the importance of bird's nest ferns to a wide range of animals, many of which use the ferns at critical life stages. Future conservation strategies should regard these ubiquitous epiphytes as umbrella species and protect them accordingly in landscape management decisions. Abstract in Malay is available with online material.

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“…Diplopoda, Symphyla, Pauropoda) -in addition to being important predators that help to control the population of other organisms (e.g. Chilopoda) , Edgecombe & Giribet 2007, Minelli & Golovatch 2013, Noronha et al 2015, Guizze et al 2016. The great species richness of myriapod species, ocurrence of new records, and estimated number of species in the Pantanal (e.g.…”

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Myriapods (Arthropoda, Myriapoda) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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The Brazilian Pantanal biome is one of the largest and most important floodplains in the world by virtue of its biodiversity and indispensable ecological services on local, regional, and global scales. Despite this importance, many gaps remain concerning its biodiversity as well as its generation and maintenance mechanisms. In view of expanding the information about its biological diversity, we compiled a list of Myriapoda (Arthropoda) species occurring in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil, based on the records from literature and on the specimens available in the zoological collections of Federal University of Mato Grosso -UFMT. A total of 33 Myriapoda species were recorded in the region. The Diplopoda species (20 spp.; 60.6%) are distributed 'between four orders: Polydesmida, represented by five families (Chelodesmidae, notably, with three species; Paradoxosomatidae and Pyrgodesmidae, with two species each; and Cyrtodesmidae and Fuhrmannodesmidae, with one species each, recently recorded in the region); Spirostreptida, represented by Spirostreptidae, with eight species; Spirobolida, with two species (one Rhinocricidae and one not identified); and Polyxenida. The Chilopoda (10 spp.; 30.3%) belong to three orders: Scolopendromorpha, with four species of the family Scolopendridae, two Scolopocryptopidae species, and one Cryptopidae species; Geophilomorpha, with the families Aphilodontidae and Schendylidae, with one species each; and Lithobiomorpha, with one Henicopidae species. Symphyla was represented by only two species (6.1%) of the family Scutigerellidae; and Pauropoda (3.0%) by a single species of Pauropodidae. The Myriapoda species richness, as well as the high number of new records in recent studies reinforce the importance of the northern region of the Pantanal biome as a diversity center with potential priority for measures aimed at the conservation of its many habitats.

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“…Durante a segunda coleta foram identificados 13 grupos taxonômicos na solução AL, 11 na solução FL, 11 na solução SN e, 10 na solução DT. Observou-se a exclusividade de grupos como Dermaptera e Hemiptera em AL, assim como, o grupo Chilopoda em FL, sendo este grupo um importante predador, o qual auxilia no controle de populações de outros artrópodes, a exemplo dos besouros (GUIZZE et al, 2016).…”

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Predatory behavior of three centipede species of the order Scolopendromorpha (Arthropoda: Myriapoda: Chilopoda)

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Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes

Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes

Myriapods (Arthropoda, Myriapoda) in the Pantanal of Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Dinâmica Espaço-Temporal Das Frações Da Matéria Orgânica De Neossolos E Suas Relações Com a Geomorfologia De Uma Catena Do Pampa

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