. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. 1mm. i^-^H^ Figure 1. Top: Female Schizomus floridanus with larvae. Bottom: Closeup of S. floridanus larvae at- tached to the abdomen of the mother. An additional larva is attached to the undersurface of the abdomen. (< mm). Prey is seized by the raptorial pedi- palps and is carried to a crevice before being eaten. Small termites, psocids, and zorapterans were favorite food items and may comprise part of the natural diet. Schizomids have been found in association with termites in the field by others (Briggs and Horn, 1966; McDonald a
. Bulletin. Science; Natural history; Natural history. 1mm. i^-^H^ Figure 1. Top: Female Schizomus floridanus with larvae. Bottom: Closeup of S. floridanus larvae at- tached to the abdomen of the mother. An additional larva is attached to the undersurface of the abdomen. (< mm). Prey is seized by the raptorial pedi- palps and is carried to a crevice before being eaten. Small termites, psocids, and zorapterans were favorite food items and may comprise part of the natural diet. Schizomids have been found in association with termites in the field by others (Briggs and Horn, 1966; McDonald and Hogue, 1957; Kaestner, 1968) and a laboratory colony of Prorhinotermes simplex at the University of Miami, which was originally collected in Dade Co, Florida, was found to be literally infested with S. floridanus. However, it is not known whether S. floridanus is tolerated within the oc- cupied termite galleries. Schizomus floridanus appears to be somewhat gregarious, as dozens of individuals may live un- der the same log. However, burrows or crevices may be defended by individuals. Defense con- sists of agonistic displays involving short, abrupt advances and retreats, the antenniform legs and pedipalps being raised in a threatening manner. Accidental intraspecific encounters while explor- ing result in a sudden backward rush by both in- dividuals, after which different courses are taken. On 6 August 1974, a female was collected with eight embryos attached to the underside of the abdomen in a loosely-compacted mass. The em- bryos were spherical, measuring approximately mm. They were not attached by any mark- edly sticky secretion and were shed by the female shortly after capture. Another female was cap- tured later in the day from the same site carrying a mass of several larval exuviae on the dorsal surface of the abdomen. This mass also was shed shortly after capture. In neither case were nesting chambers found. During the rest of the month of. Please note that these im
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