It's not a bug, it's a feature: functional materials in insects
Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …
[HTML][HTML] Pygidial glands in Carabidae, an overview of morphology and chemical secretion
Predator community structure is an important selective element shaping the evolution of prey
defence traits and strategies. Carabid beetles are one of the most diverse families of …
defence traits and strategies. Carabid beetles are one of the most diverse families of …
A designer's challenge: Unraveling the architected structure of deep sea sponges for lattice mechanical metamaterials
Z Vangelatos, ME Yildizdag… - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomimetic and Bioinspired designs have been investigated due to the advances in
modeling, mechanics and experimental characterization of structural features of living …
modeling, mechanics and experimental characterization of structural features of living …
[图书][B] Ecology and conservation of the Dutch ground beetle fauna: lessons from 66 years of pitfall trapping
Over the past decades, large amounts of data about carabids have been collected in the
Netherlands, initially for the purpose of creating distribution maps for the country. In addition …
Netherlands, initially for the purpose of creating distribution maps for the country. In addition …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial associates of a gregarious riparian beetle with explosive defensive chemistry
R McManus, A Ravenscraft, W Moore - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bombardier beetles (Carabidae: Brachininae) are well known for their unique explosive
defensive chemistry. These beetles are found in riparian corridors throughout the American …
defensive chemistry. These beetles are found in riparian corridors throughout the American …
[HTML][HTML] The chemical composition of the secretions, their antibacterial activity, and the pygidial gland morphology of selected European Carabini ground beetles …
Pygidial glands are known to produce strong-smelling vapours in carabids. We explored the
chemical composition of the pygidial gland secretions, and the morphology of the glands in …
chemical composition of the pygidial gland secretions, and the morphology of the glands in …
Bat guano-dwelling microbes and antimicrobial properties of the pygidial gland secretion of a troglophilic ground beetle against them
Bat guano is an important source of microbial diversity in caves and can be a source of
potential pathogens. Laemostenus (Pristonychus) punctatus is a guanophilic ground beetle …
potential pathogens. Laemostenus (Pristonychus) punctatus is a guanophilic ground beetle …
Carabidae semiochemistry: Current and future directions
Ground beetles (Carabidae) are recognized for their diverse, chemically-mediated defensive
behaviors. Produced using a pair of pygidial glands, over 250 chemical constituents have …
behaviors. Produced using a pair of pygidial glands, over 250 chemical constituents have …
Biosynthetic origin of benzoquinones in the explosive discharge of the bombardier beetle Brachinus elongatulus
Bombardier beetles are well-known for their remarkable defensive mechanism. Their
defensive apparatus consists of two compartments known as the reservoir and the reaction …
defensive apparatus consists of two compartments known as the reservoir and the reaction …
The pygidial gland secretion of the forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta: the antimicrobial properties against human pathogens
M Nenadić, M Soković, J Glamočlija, A Ćirić… - Applied Microbiology …, 2017 - Springer
Recently, various insect secretions have been tested as possible antimicrobial agents. In
beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various exocrine glands, of which …
beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various exocrine glands, of which …