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Ananteris balzanii

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Ananteris balzanii is a scorpion species found in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil.[1] It is the type species of the Ananteris genus.[2] The species will autotomize its Metasoma when threatened, and doing so decreases their ability to successfully subdue prey. [3]

References

  1. ^ Thorell, 1891 : Nova species Brasiliana ordinis Scorpionum. Entomologisk Tidskrift, vol. 12, n. 2, p. 65-70.
  2. ^ Lourenço, Wilson R.; Alessandro P. L., Giupponi; Leguin, Elise-Anne (2013). "Description of three more new species of the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Brazil". Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. 85 (2). doi:10.1590/S0001-37652013000200016 – via SciELO.
  3. ^ García-Hernández, Solimary; Machado, Glauco (2020). "'Tail' autotomy and consequent stinger loss decrease predation success in scorpions". Animal Behaviour. Elsevier BV. 169: 157–167. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.08.019. ISSN 0003-3472.
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Ananteris balzanii: Brief Summary

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Ananteris balzanii is a scorpion species found in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. It is the type species of the Ananteris genus. The species will autotomize its Metasoma when threatened, and doing so decreases their ability to successfully subdue prey.

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