Ciekawostka: Nearly 80% of all animals on earth have six legs

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Transmission potential of Culex and Aedes species for Madariaga virus, a member of the eastern equine encephalitis virus complex.. Madariaga virus (MADV), widely distributed in Latin America, can cause severe disease in humans and equids, yet key aspects of its transmission cycle remain unclear. To identify mosquitoes that could act as vectors of MADV, we assessed the vector competence of Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ae. taeniorhynchus, Culex tarsalis, Cx. coronator, and Cx. quinquefasciatus, following oral exposure to MADV isolated in Panama (all species) or Brazil (Ae. taeniorhynchus only). We also evaluated temporal infection dynamics of MADV from Panama in Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopict…

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Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi- 'hundred' and Latin pes, pedis 'foot') are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated segmented (metameric) animals with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified front legs instead of fangs. Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs. Less common…

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