Investigating path integration cues in sand scorpion homing behavior

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• who: Alexis B. Merchant and Douglas D. Gaffin from the Our study used , adult female desert grassland scorpions (Paruroctonus utahensis), as females are known to be more loyal to their burrows than their male counterparts [1]The scorpions were collected from a sandy area in the Chihuahuan Desert near Monahans, TX, USA. We used UV lights to find the animals at night during a period of the new Moon in early March, . The animals were maintained in, ., L glass jars with , mL of sand from their native habitat along with a , cm half PVC pipe for shelter . . .
  

   

  

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