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We gratefully acknowledge Drs. Takane Sakagami, Yukie Sato and Katsura Ito, as well as Mr. Mitsuru Horita for their kind assistance during the course of this study.
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Chittenden, A.R., Saito, Y. Tactile Crypsis Against Non-Visual Predators in the Spider Mite, Aponychus corpuzae Rimando (Acari: Tetranychidae). J Insect Behav 19, 419–428 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-006-9019-2
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