Handling sticky resin by stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Manipulação de resinas pegajosas pelas abelhas-sem-ferrão (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
For their nest defense, stingless bees (Meliponini) collect plant resins which they stick on intruders like ants or cleptobiotic robber bees causing their immobilization. The aim of this article is to identify all parts of stingless bee workers contacting these sticky resins. Of special interest are...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262011000200014 |