An Opiliones-specific ultraconserved element probe set with a near-complete family-level phylogeny

S Derkarabetian, A Lord, K Angier, E Frigyik… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sequence capture of ultraconserved elements (UCEs) has transformed molecular
systematics across many taxa, with arachnids being no exception. The probe set available …

Allometry and ecology shape eye size evolution in spiders

KL Chong, A Grahn, CD Perl, L Sumner-Rooney - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Eye size affects many aspects of visual function, but eyes are costly to grow and maintain.
The allometry of eyes can provide insight into this trade-off, but this has mainly been …

The seven grand challenges in arachnid science

M Kuntner - Frontiers in Arachnid Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This perspective identifies the grand challenges in arachnid science: 1. Grasp the arachnid
species diversity. There is a need to accelerate taxonomic research to obtain a sense of …

Grand challenges in research on arachnid diversity, conservation, and biogeography

I Agnarsson - Frontiers in Arachnid Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Arachnids, an ancient lineage of chelicerate arthropods, are the largest order of carnivorous
animals on the planet. Their diversity and abundance render them the prominent predators …

Complex allometric relationships and ecological factors shape the development and evolution of eye size in the modular visual system of spiders

KL Chong, A Grahn, CD Perl, L Sumner-Rooney - BioRXiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Eye size affects many aspects of visual function, most notably including contrast sensitivity
and achievable spatial resolution, but eyes are costly to grow and maintain. The allometry of …

A passage through India: the biotic ferry model supports the build-up of Indo-Australian biodiversity of an ancient soil arthropod clade

M Manivannan, N Gurung, GD Edgecombe, J Joshi - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Aim: Scutigeromorpha is a globally distributed, ancient group of centipedes with at least 400
million years of evolutionary history. We assess the biogeographic history of the order, with a …

[PDF][PDF] Thailand Spider Data Retrieval System for geographical occurrence and pictorial identification

B Petcharad, T Into, S Tongman… - ARPHA …, 2024 - preprints.arphahub.com
Background Data of Thai spiders were extracted from the World Spider Catalog. The
geographical occurrence data of spider species in Thailand and pictures of species were …

Discovery of the ogre-faced spiders (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Sumatra (Indonesia), with description of a new species

AA Fomichev, MM Omelko - Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2023 - journal.asu.ru
A new species, Asianopis gorochovi sp. n. is diagnosed and described from the Sumatra
Island based on a single male. The family Deinopidae CL Koch, 1850 is recorded from …

Suburban microcosm: Spiny-headed mat-rush as shelter, basking place, hunting ground, and food for a multitude of small creatures

I Sazima, M Sazima - TheVictorian Naturalist, 2023 - search.informit.org
Spiny-headed Mat-rush'Lomandra longifolia'is a plant that is widespread across eastern
Australia, and widely used in gardening, landscaping and habitat restoration (Ahmad et al …