Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida

 

Date of this Version

8-25-2017

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0573: 1–4.

Comments

Published in 2017 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P. O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Copyright held by the author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License.

Abstract

With an incident in Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, USA, Scolopendra heros Girard (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) becomes the third centipede species known to prey on bats; S. gigantea Linnaeus and S. viridicornis Newport have been so documented in Venezuela and Brazil, respectively. The Texas predation was interrupted by the predator/prey pair’s falling around 15–20 m from the canyon wall and, perhaps also, by human presence where they landed. The centipede uncoiled and retreated to shelter under a nearby rock and, after initial immobilization, so did the bat.

Con un incidente en Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, Estados Unidos, Scolopendra heros Girard (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) se convierte en el tercer ciempiés que se sabe depreda murciélagos; S. gigantea Linnaeus y S. viridicornis Newport han sido documentados mostrando este comportamiento en Venezuela y Brasil, respectivamente. El incidente de Texas fue interrumpido por el despeñamiento del par depredador/presa unos 15–20 m desde la pared del cañón y, al parecer, por la presencia humana en el sitio de caída. El ciempiés se desenrolló y retiró para refugiarse bajo una roca cercana. Tras permanecer inmóvil inicialmente, el murciélago hizo lo mismo.

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