Excreta grooming behavior in a litter-dwelling scorpion species (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Brazil

L.M. Pordeus; W. Dionisio-da-Silva; A.F.A. Lira; C.M.R. Albuquerque

doi:10.1636/0161-8202-48.1.98

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L.M. Pordeus,¹ W. Dionisio-da-Silva,² A.F.A. Lira,¹ C.M.R. Albuquerque¹

¹Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Zoologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal. Rua Prof. Moraes Rego S/N, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, CEP 50570-420, Brazil; E-mail: laispordeus2@gmail.
²Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas. Campus I – Lot. Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, CEP 58051-090, Brazil.

Abstract

Behavioral studies of scorpions mainly focus on hunting and courtship activity. Few studies have focused on the cleaning processes that these arachnids invest in. This work aims to describe the first report of excreta grooming behavior for Brazilian scorpions. Excreta cleaning behavior was recorded in 37 specimens of Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 with the behavior lasting around 80 sec. The paste-like nature of the scorpion excreta suggests that it could easily obstruct their anus when dry, so the excreta cleaning behavior may mitigate this probability and further contact with the nitrogenous compounds.

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L.M. Pordeus, W. Dionisio-da-Silva, A.F.A. Lira, and C.M.R. Albuquerque "Excreta grooming behavior in a litter-dwelling scorpion species (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Brazil," The Journal of Arachnology 48(1), 98-99, (17 June 2020). https://doi.org/10.1636/0161-8202-48.1.98

Received: 3 April 2019; Published: 17 June 2020

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