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 explosio...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),
2015-05-01T14:45:37Z.
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