Phalangida includes three of the four suborders of Opiliones (Arachnida): Eupnoi, Dyspnoi
and Laniatores. We review the literature on the sensory structures and capabilities of …

Sexual differences in size and shape are common across the animal kingdom. The study of
sexual dimorphism (SD) can provide insight into the sexual-and natural-selection pressures …

The large Neotropical family G onyleptidae comprises nearly 820 species divided into 16
subfamilies. The majority of publications on harvestman ecology, behaviour and scent gland …

The evolution of sexually dimorphic traits has been the focus of much theoretical work, but
empirical approaches to this topic have not been equally prolific. Males of the neotropical …

Scorpions' sensory abilities are intriguing, especially the rather enigmatic ventral comb‐like
chemo‐and mechanosensory organs, the so‐called pectines. Attached ventrally to the …

Animals present an enormous variety of behavioural defensive mechanisms, which increase
their survival, but often at a cost. Several animal taxa reduce their chances of being detected …

The pectines of scorpions are comb-like structures, located ventrally behind the fourth
walking legs and consisting of variable numbers of teeth, or pegs, which contain thousands …

Harvestmen belong to the order Opiliones, and, unlike other arachnids, they are highly
polygynandrous, with both males and females mating multiply throughout the breeding …

Abstract Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) are especially dependent on chemical cues
and are often regarded as animals that rely mainly on contact chemoreception. Information …

Autotomy, the strategy of voluntarily releasing a leg during an encounter with a potential
predator or in agonistic interactions between conspecifics, is common in animals. The …