Ananteris balzanii explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Thorell, 1891 : Nova species Brasiliana ordinis Scorpionum. Entomologisk Tidskrift, vol. 12, n. 2, p. 65-70.
  2. 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. 709–725 . 10.1590/S0001-37652013000200016. free. 23828351 .
  3. García-Hernández . Solimary . Machado . Glauco . 'Tail' autotomy and consequent stinger loss decrease predation success in scorpions . Animal Behaviour . Elsevier BV . 169 . 2020 . 0003-3472 . 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.08.019 . 157–167. 221914699 .

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