Whip spiders (Amblypygi), as their name suggests, resemble spiders (Araneae) in some
aspects, but differ from them by their heart-shaped (prosomal) dorsal shield, their prominent …

Materials and Methods We made five observations in tropical forest at Drake Bay, Costa
Rica (8.7126 N, 83.6455 W; datum WGS 84; elevation 13–44 m) and one in coniferous forest …

Intraguild predation occurs when an organism preys on a competitor. This ecological
interaction can have considerable consequences on the population dynamics of predators …

Necrophagy is a feeding strategy in which animals feed on carrion; most scavengers are
facultative and can also be predators or consumers. For amblypygids, necrophagy is a …

A significant study of the amblypygid fauna of Honduras is lacking. Historically, species were
misidentified and data on distribution, natural history and conservation status of the known …

Se describen dos eventos de depredación por el tendarapo Paraphrynus pococki Mullinex,
1975 sobre la cochinilla Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833 y el milpiés Chondromorpha …

Parthenogenesis is documented in a few species of Amblypygi, but it is unknown how
widespread in the order this reproductive behaviour is, and little has been researched …

We present the description and illustration of a new species within the genus Charinus
Simon, 1892, discovered in a cave located in the state of Tocantins, situated in the northern …

The whip spider Paraphrynus laevifrons (Pocock, 1894) is recorded for the first time from
Honduras, Central America (the previous record from Útila Island, Islas de la Bahía …