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Table 4 Frequency of foraging strategies used by non-gravid and gravid female Centruroides sculpturatus , and by females exhibiting maternal care and females 28 days following offspring removal

From: Reproductive tradeoff limits the predatory efficiency of female Arizona Bark Scorpions (Centruroides sculpturatus)

Reproductive status

Frequency of foraging strategy

Active

Ambush

searching (%)

predation (%)

Non-gravid females

7 (38.8%)

11 (61.2%)

Gravid females

6 (42.9%)

8 (57.1%)

Females exhibiting maternal care

8 (100%)

0 (0%)

Females 28 days following offspring removal

6 (66.7%)

3 (33.3%)

  1. Global Likelihood Ratio, G = 12.8, df = 3, P = 0.005.