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A within-host infection model to explore tolerance and resistance. [PDF]

open access: yesElife
Duneau D   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Defense of bombardier beetles against avian predators

Die Naturwissenschaften, 2020
Bombardier beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Brachininae) possess a remarkable defense mechanism where a hot chemical spray is released from the tip of their abdomen, with an audible explosive sound. To date, the repellent properties of these chemicals have been tested against a limited number of taxa, such as amphibians and insects.
Wataru Kojima
exaly   +3 more sources

Spray Aiming in Bombardier Beetles: Jet Deflection by the Coanda Effect

Science, 1982
Bombardier beetles of the carabid subfamily Paussinae have a pair of flanges, diagnostic for the group, that project outward from the sides of the body. Behind each flange is a gland opening, from which the beetles discharge a hot, quinone-containing secretion when disturbed.
T, Eisner, D J, Aneshansley
exaly   +3 more sources

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