Ants (Formicidae) represent a taxonomically diverse group of hymenopterans with over
13,000 extant species, the majority of which inject or spray secretions from a venom gland …

Venomics research is being revolutionized by the increased use of sensitive-omics
techniques to identify venom toxins and their transcripts in both well studied and neglected …

Centipedes are excellent predatory arthropods that inject venom to kill or immobilize their
prey. Although centipedes have long been known to be venomous, their venoms remain …

Centipedes are among the oldest extant terrestrial arthropods and are an ecologically
important group of soil and leaf litter predators. Despite their abundance and frequent, often …

Centipedes are among the oldest extant venomous predators on the planet. Armed with a
pair of modified, venom-bearing limbs, they are an important group of predatory arthropods …

Despite the staggering diversity of venomous animals, there seems to be remarkable
convergence in regard to the types of proteins used as toxin scaffolds. However, our …

Fire ants are well-known by their aggressive stinging behavior, causing many stinging
incidents of medical importance. The limited availability of fire ant venom for scientific and …

Centipedes have venom glands in their first pair of limbs, and their venoms contain a large
number of components with different biochemical and pharmacological properties. However …

Venoms are a complex cocktail of biologically active molecules, including peptides, proteins,
polyamide, and enzymes widely produced by venomous organisms. Through long-term …

Comprising of over a million described species of highly diverse invertebrates, Arthropoda is
amongst the most successful animal lineages to have colonized aerial, terrestrial, and …