The Journal of Arachnology VOL. 53 · NO. 3 | 2025–2026

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The Journal of Arachnology VOL. 53 · NO. 3 | 2025–2026 The Journal of Arachnology A new issue is now available online at https://www.bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-53/issue-3 The table of contents for this issue is listed below. Click on the links below to view the abstract for each article, or click on the link above to read the table of contents online. If you wish to update your preferences or alerts, please sign into your account at https://bioone.org If you need any further help, please visit https://bioone.org and click on "help". Growth, development, and survival in the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus, under different feeding regimes Jeffrey A. Harvey, Francesco Gerosa, Rieta Gols & Wilco C.E.P. Verberk The Journal of Arachnology Dec 2025 Vol. 53, No. 3: 154-161 https://www.bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-53/issue-3/JoA-S-24-013/Growth-development-and-survival-in-the-brown-widow-spider-Latrodectus/10.1636/Jo...

Does size matter? Reports of cannibalism in scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey

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Does size matter? Reports of cannibalism in scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey

Short Communication

Cannibalism is a phenomenon where one individual kills and consumes another of its own species, often arising during conflicts related to survival or reproduction (e.g., Persson et al. 2000, DeVore et al. 2021). Early authors have suggested that this mechanism regulates and controls the predator population size, facilitating their survival during prey scarcity (Elgar & Crespi 1992, Wise 2006, Oliveira et al. 2022). As potential competition decreases, resources such as food, shelter, and territory become more readily available. Therefore, cannibalism may result from high population density and/or strong intraspecific competition for prey resources (Davison et al. 2020). 

Yağmur, Ersen & Lira, André & Kurt, Rıdvan & Tezcan, Erman & Kartal, İbrahim & Sipahioğlu, Özgün. (2025). Does size matter? Reports of cannibalism in scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey.. 21. 90-92.