Polyxenus fasciculatus
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| Polyxenus fasciculatus Say, 1821
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Polyxenus fasciculatus is a species of 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 .[1]
References
- ^ Thomas Eisner, Maria Eisner and Mark Deyrup (October 1996). "Millipede defense: use of detachable bristles to entangle ants" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93 (20): 10848–10851. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.20.10848. PMC 38244. PMID 8855269.
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