Lethality of Honey Bee Stings to Heavy Armored Hornets
The heat ball defense of honey bees against their sympatric hornet predators is a classic and spectacular outcome of a co-evolutionary race. Hundreds of bees can encapsulate a hornet within a large ball that kills it with elevated heat. However, the role of stinging in this defense has been discount...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/6/484 |