Forcipule

"Poison claw" redirects here. For the poison claw sea urchin, see Toxopneustes pileolus.

Forcipules are the modified, pincer-like, front legs of centipedes that are used to inject venom into prey.[1][2] They are the only known examples of front legs acting as venom injectors.[1][3]

Nomenclature

Forcipules go by a variety of names in both scientific and colloquial usages. They are sometimes known as poison claws or jaw legs,[4] referencing their evolution from maxillipeds, a term which they are also sometimes known by in the context of centipedes (maxillipeds, maxillipedes). Other names include toxicognaths (from toxic + the Greek gnathos, jaw),[5] prehensors, telopodites, and forcipulae (singular forcipula).[6][7] The term forcipule references their similarity with forceps.[1]

Anatomy, systematics, and variation

The forcipules of Eupolybothrus cavernicolus (Lithobiidae)

Forcipules evolved from the maxillipeds – front legs – of centipedes' last common ancestor, believed to be somewhat Scutigeromorph-like. They were initially leg-like, then progressed into a more pincer or claw-like shape, as seen today, and restricted to horizontal movement.[1] The forcipules of modern Scutigeromorphs are the most significantly different in shape: they are more leg-like, and cannot hold prey like they are used among other orders: they are used for envenomation only, making their use more comparable to a knife than a pincer.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dugon, Michel M.; Black, Alexander; Arthur, Wallace (2012-05-01). "Variation and specialisation of the forcipular apparatus of centipedes (Arthropoda: Chilopoda): A comparative morphometric and microscopic investigation of an evolutionary novelty". Arthropod Structure & Development. 41 (3): 231–243. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2012.02.001. ISSN 1467-8039. PMID 22370199.
  2. ^ "Are Centipedes Poisonous? | Do Centipedes Bite or Sting? | Orkin". www.orkin.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ Shelley, Rowland M. (March 1999). "Centipedes and Millipedes with Emphasis on North American Fauna". Kansas School Naturalist. 45 (3): 3–16. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.365.8963. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12.
  4. ^ "Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics & You - Olympus MIC-D: Oblique Gallery - Centipede Poison Claws". micro.magnet.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  5. ^ "Definition of TOXICOGNATH". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  6. ^ Shelley, Rowland M (March 1999). "Centipedes and Millipedes with an emphasis on North American fauna". The Kansas School Naturalist. 45 (3): 3–15. ISSN 0022-877X – via CiteSeerX.
  7. ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory; Lewis, John; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Luis; Shelley, Rowland; Zapparoli, Marzio (2010-11-18). "A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)". ZooKeys (69): 17–51. doi:10.3897/zookeys.69.737. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3088443. PMID 21594038.
  8. ^ Dugon, Michel M. (2017), Malhotra, Anita (ed.), "Evolution, Morphology, and Development of the Centipede Venom System", Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins, Toxinology, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 261–278, doi:10.1007/978-94-007-6458-3_1, ISBN 978-94-007-6457-6, retrieved 2022-08-23
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