Termite’s Twisted Mandible Presents Fast, Powerful, and Precise Strikes

The asymmetric mandibles of termites are hypothetically more efficient, rapid, and powerful than the symmetric mandibles of snap-jaw ants or termites. We investigated the velocity, force, precision, and defensive performance of the asymmetric mandibular snaps of a termite species, Pericapritermes ni...

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Autores principales: Kuan, Kuan-Chih, Chiu, Chun-I, Shih, Ming-Chih, Chi, Kai-Jung, Li, Hou-Feng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7289866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32528013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66294-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7289866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32528013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66294-1

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