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Mechanisms of ovipositor insertion and steering of a parasitic wasp [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017 SignificanceUsing slender probes to drill through solids is challenging, but desirable, due to minimal disturbances of the substrate. Parasitic wasps drill into solid substrates and lay eggs in hosts hidden within using slender probes and are therefore a good model for studying mechanical challenges associated with this process.
Cerkvenik, U. +3 more
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Structural and transcriptional evidence of mechanotransduction in the Drosophila suzukii ovipositor [PDF]
Journal of Insect Physiology, 2020 Drosophila suzukii is an invasive pest that prefers to lay eggs in ripening fruits, whereas most closely related Drosophila species exclusively use rotten fruit as oviposition site. This behaviour is allowed by an enlarged and serrated ovipositor that can pierce intact fruit skin, and by multiple contact sensory systems (mechanosensation and taste ...
Crava, M. C. +11 more
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Evolution of reproductive strategies in dictyopteran insects—clues from ovipositor morphology of extinct roachoids [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2018 Dictyoptera, which comprises cockroaches, termites and mantids, is a quite successful group of insects in evolutionary terms with a long fossil record—roachoid insects were already abundant 315 million years ago in the Carboniferous forests.
Marie K. Hörnig +3 more
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Nature's Swiss Army knives: ovipositor structure mirrors ecology in a multitrophic fig wasp community. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Resource partitioning is facilitated by adaptations along niche dimensions that range from morphology to behaviour. The exploitation of hidden resources may require specially adapted morphological or sensory tools for resource location and utilisation ...
Mahua Ghara +2 more
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Journal of Insect Science, 2003 An important aspect of the association of Lype phaeopa (Stephens) with submerged wood is the oviposition behavior of adult females, which preferably oviposit their eggs on moist emergent or submerged parts of woody debris with a structured surface.
B. Spänhoff +4 more
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eLife, 2020 Antennae are often considered to be the nostrils of insects. Here, we sequenced the transcriptome of the pheromone gland-ovipositor complex of Helicoverpa assulta and discovered that an odorant receptor (OR) gene, HassOR31, had much higher expression in ...
Rui-Ting Li +3 more
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Insects, 2020 Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is an invasive woodwasp from Europe and North Africa. Globalization has led to an expanding global presence in pine forests. S.
Ming Wang +6 more
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The Biomechanics of the Locust Ovipositor Valves: a Unique Digging Apparatus [PDF]
Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2021 Abstract The female locust has a unique mechanism for digging in order to deposit its eggs deep in the ground. It utilizes two pairs of sclerotized valves to displace the granular matter, while extending its abdomen as it propagates underground.
Rakesh Das +5 more
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Development of a Novel Wasp-Inspired Friction-Based Tissue Transportation Device
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Currently existing tubular transportation systems for the extraction of large tissue masses during Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS) are subjected to a large amount of operating limitations.
Aimée Sakes +5 more
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A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterized by its large body and long ovipositor, that includes more than 75 species worldwide, 20 of which occur in the Neotropical Region. Due to recent efforts, the number of species of this genus
Filippo Di Giovanni +4 more
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