Urticating setae in uruguayan tarantulas: active or passive defense?

Most of the New World tarantulas feature specialized setae as a defense mechanism. Two mechanisms of defense have been proposed for the urticating setae (US): active defense against potential predators, and passive defense against other arthropods by incorporating the US to the molting mat and egg s...

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Autor Principal:	Ortíz-Villatoro, David (author)
Outros autores:	González-Barboza, Matías (author), Hilario, Maite (author), Russi, Esteban (author), Perafán L., Carlos A. (author), Pérez-Miles, Fernando (author)
Formato:	article
Idioma:	inglés
Publicado:	2020
Subjects:	Theraphosidae Defense Urticating-setae
Acceso en liña:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/33689
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