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Treadmilling and dynamic protrusions in fire ant rafts

Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are exemplary for their formation of cohered, buoyant and dynamic structures composed entirely of their own bodies when exposed to flooded environments. Here, we observe tether-like protrusions that emerge from aggregated fire ant rafts when docked to stationary, verti...

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Autores principales: Wagner, Robert J., Such, Kristen, Hobbs, Ethan, Vernerey, Franck J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8241487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34186017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0213