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Robustness of the honeybee neuro-muscular octopaminergic system in the face of cold stress

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
In recent decades, our planet has undergone dramatic environmental changes resulting in the loss of numerous species. This contrasts with species that can adapt quickly to rapidly changing ambient conditions, which require physiological plasticity and ...
Sinan Kaya-Zeeb, Saskia Delac, Lena Wolf, Ana Luiza Marante, Oliver Scherf-Clavel, Markus Thamm   +5 more
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Evidence that no liquid equilibrium process is involved in the comb building of honey bees (Apis Mellifera) [PDF]

, 2017
According to Pirk et al. (2004), honeybees first build free standing cylindrical cells which are then transformed to hexagonal cross-section by wax-flow in a kind of self-organization. We show that there is no self-organization of the wax.
Oeder, Robert, Schwabe, Dietrich
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The Waggle Dance as an Intended Flight: A Cognitive Perspective [PDF]

, 2019
The notion of the waggle dance simulating a flight towards a goal in a walking pattern has been proposed in the context of evolutionary considerations. Behavioral components, like its arousing effect on the social community, the attention of hive mates ...
Menzel, Randolf
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Getting more than a fair share: nutrition of worker larvae related to social parasitism in the Cape honey bee Apis mellifera capensis [PDF]

, 2002
Besides activation of ovaries and thelytokous reproduction of Cape workers, larval nutrition is an important aspect in parasitism of the African honey bee.
Allsopp, M.H., Beekman, M., Boot, W.J., Calis, J.N.M.   +3 more
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Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation and Study on the Biology and Morphology of Apis florea and Apis dorsata in Southern China

Life
Honey bees are crucial pollinators that play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance. The colonies of managed honey bees in China increased rapidly in the past 20 years.
Xinying Qu, Xinru Zhang, Tian Sun, Zequn Qiu, Qihuang Lu, Zhenghui Bi, Hanrong Qin, Junjun Hu, Peng Tang, Lianfei Cao, Xiao Chen   +10 more
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitellogenin Underwent Subfunctionalization to Acquire Caste and Behavioral Specific Expression in the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus [PDF]

, 2013
PMCID: PMC3744404This is an open-access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose.
A Bourke, A Dolezal, A Khila, A Li, A Löytynoja, A Stamatakis, A Toth, A Tóth, AFG Bourke, C Holt, C Kent, C Lucas, C Smith, C Smith, C Smith, CM Nelson, CS Moreau, D Bates, D Cardoen, D Gordon, DS Marco Antonio, EO Wilson, G Suen, GE Robinson, GV Amdam, GV Amdam, GV Amdam, H Havukainen, H Lin, J Hancock, J Wang, JD Thompson, Jianzhi Zhang, JT Jackson, K Crailsheim, K Ingram, K Ingram, K Katoh, KJ Livak, Laurent Keller, M Andersson, M Corona, M Hawkins, M Piulachs, M Scharf, MH Haydak, Miguel Corona, N Franks, N Goto, Oksana Riba-Grognuz, P Babin, R Acher, R Bonasio, R Gadagkar, R Page, Romain A. Studer, Romain Libbrecht, S Blank, S Camazine, S Capella-Gutiérrez, S Capella-Gutiérrez, S Cardinal, S Khalil, S Lewis, S Nygaard, T Cremonez, T Fujita, T Junier, T Trenczek, W Engels, W Rutz, Y Ben-Shahar, Y Wurm, Y Wurm, Yannick Wurm, Z Yang   +75 more
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Bio‐Based Wax Interfaces for Droplet Energy Harvesting at Fluoropolymer‐Like Output Levels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Replacing unsustainable fluorinated polymers in droplet‐based energy harvesters is usually limited by low power outputs, but carefully selected bio‐based polymers are capable of creating fluoropolymer‐like voltage outputs. Abstract Droplet impact and rebound on solid surfaces has emerged as a promising method for energy harvesting, typically ...
Behnam Kamare, Mahla Shahabi, Matteo Carpi de Resmini, Tiago Fernandes, Fabian Meder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual search and decision making in bees: time, speed and accuracy [PDF]

, 2006
An insect searching a meadow for flowers may detect several flowers from different species per second, so the task of choosing the right flowers rapidly is not trivial.
Chittka, L, Skorupski, P, Spaethe, J
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