David and Goliath: potent venom of an ant-eating spider (Araneae) enables capture of a giant prey

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Authors

PEKÁR Stanislav ŠEDO Ondrej LÍZNAROVÁ Eva KORENKO Stanislav ZDRÁHAL Zbyněk

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Naturwissenschaften
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/840/art%253A10.1007%252Fs00114-014-1189-8.pdf?auth66=1412164321_88215bd011913ea21a9442548e7e3aad&ext=.pdf
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-014-1189-8
Field Zoology
Keywords Adaptations . Ant-eater . Araneae . Venom . Specialist
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Description We studied the trophic niche of this spider species and investigated its adaptations (behavioural and venomic) that are used to capture ants.
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