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Mesobuthus eupeus (Arachnida: Buthidae)
... that the venom of the "lesser Asian scorpion",
Mesobuthus eupeus
,
(pictured)
contains proteins that are toxic to
Plasmodium falciparum
, a parasite that causes
malaria
in humans?
... that the extinct
griffenfly
genus
Bohemiatupus
inhabited
peat-mires
?
... that the extinct
hangingfly
genera
Formosibittacus
,
Jurahylobittacus
, and
Mongolbittacus
are only known from the
Middle Jurassic
of China?
... that of the three described species in the
Eocene
bulldog ant genus
Avitomyrmex
, one species is known only from worker caste individuals?
... that one species of the extinct
Eocene
bulldog ant
Ypresiomyrma
reached up to 25 millimetres (0.98 in) in length?
... that when the sea anemone
Adamsia palliata
grows on the exterior of a
gastropod shell
, it is capable of enlarging the shell to better accommodate the
hermit crab
Pagurus prideaux
inside?