Biology:Polyxenus fasciculatus
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Short description: Species of millipede
| Polyxenus fasciculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polyxenida |
| Family: | Polyxenidae |
| Genus: | Polyxenus |
| Species: | P. fasciculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyxenus fasciculatus Say, 1821
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Polyxenus fasciculatus is a species of polyxenid millipede about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long which is notable for its use of detachable bristles which entangle predatory ants. The bristles have grappling hooks at the tip which lock on to the setae of an ant, and barbs along their length which cause them to interlink .[2] The species can be found in the eastern United States, in a region stretching from Maryland to Illinois to Texas. It has also been found in the Caribbean Islands and Canary Islands.[3]
References
- ↑ "Polyxenus fasciculatus - Say, 1821". NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. 11 July 2011. http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Polyxenus+fasciculatus. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ↑ Thomas Eisner, Maria Eisner and Mark Deyrup (October 1996). "Millipede defense: use of detachable bristles to entangle ants". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 93 (20): 10848–10851. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.20.10848. PMID 8855269. PMC 38244. Bibcode: 1996PNAS...9310848E. http://www.pnas.org/content/93/20/10848.full.pdf.
- ↑ Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications 8: 1–553. p. 13
Wikidata ☰ Q3719280 entry
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