| ŠOBOTNÍK, Jan, Thomas BOURGUIGNON, Robert HANUS, Z. DEMIANOVA, J. PYTELKOVA, M. MARES, Pavla FOLTYNOVÁ, Jan PREISLER, Josef CVACKA, Jana KRASULOVÁ a Y. ROISIN. Explosive Backpacks in Old Termite Workers. Science. WASHINGTON: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE, 2012, roč. 337, č. 6093, s. 436. ISSN 0036-8075. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1219129. |
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@article{1077846,
author = {Šobotník, Jan and Bourguignon, Thomas and Hanus, Robert and Demianova, Z. and Pytelkova, J. and Mares, M. and Foltynová, Pavla and Preisler, Jan and Cvacka, Josef and Krasulová, Jana and Roisin, Y.},
article_location = {WASHINGTON},
article_number = {6093},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1219129},
keywords = {termite; SALD ICP MS; copper},
language = {eng},
issn = {0036-8075},
journal = {Science},
title = {Explosive Backpacks in Old Termite Workers},
url = {http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436},
volume = {337},
year = {2012}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1077846
AU - Šobotník, Jan - Bourguignon, Thomas - Hanus, Robert - Demianova, Z. - Pytelkova, J. - Mares, M. - Foltynová, Pavla - Preisler, Jan - Cvacka, Josef - Krasulová, Jana - Roisin, Y.
PY - 2012
TI - Explosive Backpacks in Old Termite Workers
JF - Science
VL - 337
IS - 6093
SP - 436
EP - 436
PB - AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
SN - 00368075
KW - termite
KW - SALD ICP MS
KW - copper
UR - http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436
L2 - http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6093/436
N2 - By nature, defensive behavior is risky. In social insects, such behavior is more likely to occur in individuals whose potential for other tasks is diminished. We show that workers of the termite Neocapritermes taracua develop an exceptional two-component suicidal apparatus consisting of copper-containing protein crystals, stored in external pouches, and internal salivary glands. During aggressive encounters, their bodies rupture, and the crystals react with the salivary gland secretion to produce a toxic droplet. Both the amount of defensive substances and the readiness to explode increase with workers’ age, as their food-collecting ability declines.
ER -
ŠOBOTNÍK, Jan, Thomas BOURGUIGNON, Robert HANUS, Z. DEMIANOVA, J. PYTELKOVA, M. MARES, Pavla FOLTYNOVÁ, Jan PREISLER, Josef CVACKA, Jana KRASULOVÁ a Y. ROISIN. Explosive Backpacks in Old Termite Workers. \textit{Science}. WASHINGTON: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE, 2012, roč.~337, č.~6093, s.~436. ISSN~0036-8075. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1219129.
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