Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
oleh: Hongjie Li, Chang-Yu Sun, Yihang Fang, Caitlin M. Carlson, Huifang Xu, Ana Ješovnik, Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Robert Zarnowski, Hans A. Bechtel, John H. Fournelle, David R. Andes, Ted R. Schultz, Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert, Cameron R. Currie
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Biomineral armour is known in a number of diverse creatures but has not previously been observed in insects. Here, the authors report on the discovery and characterization of high-magnesium calcite armour which overlays the exoskeletons of leaf-cutter ants.