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ARACHNIDS OF IRAQ AND KUWAIT
Run very fast with their pedipalps and front pair of legs held up over their heads. Attracted to campfires, streetlights, and other sources of light at night.
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/DEPLOYMENT/ARACHNIDSOFIRAQANDKUWAIT.PDF
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Cooperative Extension
Description As arachnids, scorpions have mouthparts called chelicerae, a pair of pedipalps , and four pairs of legs. The pincer-like pedipalps are used primarily for prey ...
http://www.ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1223.pdf
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Prey capture by the East African scorpions Parabuthus leisoma H…
Manipulation : The chelicerae, pedipalps and/or first pair of legs are used to change the original position of the prey relative to the chelicerae.
http://www.science.marshall.edu/fet/euscorpius/p2003_06.pdf
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What You Should Know
The pedipalps are modified legs that have pinchers for grapsing prey. The pedipalps are covered with trichobothria, or hairs, that sense air vibrations and aid in capturing prey and ...
http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/ENT-68-08.pdf
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Lyriform slit sense organs on the pedipalps and spinnerets of spiders
1. Introduction Animals acquire information about the environment through their sensory systems. Various types of sensory systems are employed for this purpose, depending on the ...
http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/mar2006/75.pdf
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STING USE IN TWO SPECIES OF
It appears that scorpions with large, powerful pedipalps seldom use the sting, while species with small, slender pedipalps readily sting their prey (Stahnke 1966; Baerg 1961 ...
http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v21_n1/JoA_v21_p60.pdf
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DANGEROUS SPIDERS
Males, one the other hand, have characteristically enlarged tips (tibia) on their pedipalps, often giving the impression of wearing boxing gloves on these appendages.
http://www.varmentguard.com/pestlibrary/DANGEROUS%20SPIDERS.pdf
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PREY CAPTURE AND STINGING BEHAVIOR IN THE EMPEROR SCORPION, PANDINUS ...
A firm grip was maintained by the pedipalps during stinging. Once the prey is subdued ingestion begins. The pedipalps bring the prey in contact with the chelicera, which tear off ...
http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v13_n3/JoA_v13_p277.pdf
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Common Name: Emperor scorpion
The male will grasp the female's pedipalps with his own, and lead her to a site suitable to deposit his spermatophore. Once there, he pulls her over the site where she will lower ...
http://www.ci.manhattan.ks.us/DocumentView.asp?DID=1357
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SCORPIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY
Scorpions are easily recognized by their characteristic "crab-like" appearance with the large pincers (pedipalps) and elongated tail (abdomen) that bears a bulbous "stinger" at the tip
http://www.ocvcd.org/bulletins/Scorpions%20in%20O.C.pdf
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