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Surface structure, model and mechanism of an insect integument adapted to be damaged easily
BACKGROUND: Several sawfly larvae of the Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera) are called easy bleeders because their whole body integument, except the head capsule, disrupts very easily at a given spot, under a slight mechanical stress at this spot. The exuding haemolymph droplet acts as a feeding deterrent...
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BioMed Central
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524519/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15461785 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-3155-2-10 |