Ananteris balzanii
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Ananteris |
| Species: | A. balzanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ananteris balzanii Thorell, 1891 | |
References
- Thorell, 1891 : Nova species Brasiliana ordinis Scorpionum. Entomologisk Tidskrift, vol. 12, n. 2, p. 65-70.
- 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.
- 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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