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

Table 3 Mean prey capture time (seconds) of non-gravid and gravid female Centruroides sculpturatus, and of females exhibiting maternal care and females 24 hours and 28 days following offspring removal

Reproductive status	n	Mean ± SD	Range
Reproductive status	n	(seconds)	(seconds)
Non-gravid females	22	231.3 ± 191.8	3– > 900
Gravid females	23	251.1 ± 195.5	48–588
Females exhibiting maternal care	20	-	-
Females 24 hours following offspring removal	17^a	-	-
Females 28 days following offspring removal	14^b	480.8 ± 356.2	21– > 900

^aThree females exhibiting maternal care died less than 24 hours following offspring removal.
^bThree post-parturient females died less than 28 days following offspring removal.

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