Lecture 15 The sting slides  Document Sample scope of work
template                                         the sting....
OUCH! What is that arthropod       doing to me?!          •
Bites         • Jabs         • Stings Spiders bite, not sting,
and can inject venoms                                 Loxosceles
reclusa  Related species that lives in non-urban desert habitat
Brown Recluse Centipedes bite, can inject venoms, but do this
with modified legs Some insects bite and inject various salivary
products and this can be very painful. The Corsair Assassin Bug
Rasahus biguttatus Scorpions do inject venom by a stinger on
their tail  Like many insects, the ovipositors Are used to
insert the egg into plant The sting is modified female
genitalia. No males sting. However, there is pseudo-sting
behaviors. Evolution of the sting has proceeded from a “plant
saw” to an “injections system” to a “weapon”.
Insects that                           really sting! The sting
is modified female genitali