Mechanistic origins of bombardier beetle (Brachinini) explosion-induced defensive spray pulsation

Mechanistic origins of bombardier beetle (Brachinini) explosion-induced defensive spray pulsation

Bombardier beetles (Brachinini) use a rapid series of discrete explosions inside their pygidial gland reaction chambers to produce a hot, pulsed, quinone-based defensive spray. The mechanism of brachinines’ spray pulsation was explored using anatomical studies and direct observation of explosions in...

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Main Authors: Arndt, Eric Michael, Moore, Wendy, Lee, Wah-Keat, Ortiz, Christine
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96867
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3511-5679

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96867
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3511-5679

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