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An Economic Dilemma between Molecular Weapon Systems May Explain an Arachno-Atypical Venom in Wasp Spiders (Argiope bruennichi)

2020; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 10; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/biom10070978

ISSN

2218-273X

Autores

Tim Lüddecke, Björn M. von Reumont, Frank Förster, André Billion, Thomas Timm, Günter Lochnit, Andreas Vilcinskas, Sarah Lemke,

Tópico(s)

Insect Resistance and Genetics

Resumo

Spiders use venom to subdue their prey, but little is known about the diversity of venoms in different spider families. Given the limited data available for orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae), we selected the wasp spider

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