Structures, properties, and functions of the stings of honey bees and paper wasps: A comparative study

Biology Open

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 921-928

  Zhao, Zi Long ^a   Zhao, Hong Ping ^a   Ma, Guo Jun ^b   Wu, Cheng Wei ^b   Yang, Kai ^a   Feng, Xi Qiao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Honey bee; Mechanical property; Paper wasp; Penetration; Sting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEE STING; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; HONEYBEE; HORN; MICROSCOPY; MOTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PAPER WASP; SKILL; SKIN; SKIN PENETRATION; WASP; WASP STING;

EID: 84979732804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.012195     Document Type: Article

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