-
autothysis, with the body
rupturing between the head and abdomen. When
outside the nest they try to run away from attackers, and only use
autothysis when...
-
species of
social insects will die by
suicide in an act of
altruism through autothysis.
These insects will
sacrifice themselves if the
colony is in danger, to...
-
defensive adaptation also
occurs among some
species of termites: it is
termed autothysis, and as ants and
termites are
members of
practically unrelated insect...
-
cylindrica group. Its
defensive behaviours include self-destruction by
autothysis, a term
coined by
Maschwitz and
Maschwitz (1974). Two oversized, poison-filled...
-
expense of the
individual in
defense of its colony; the
process is
called autothysis.
Several species of ants, such as
Camponotus saundersi in
southeast Asia...
- even
killing the ladybug; this form of
suicidal altruism is
known as
autothysis. Some
species of
termites (for
example Globitermes sulphureus) have soldiers...
-
their yellow abdomen and two large,
curved mandibles. The
termites use
autothysis as a
defense mechanism. When the nest is damaged, the
soldier termites...
- nests.
Soldiers of the
species Globitermes sulphureus commit suicide by
autothysis –
rupturing a
large gland just
beneath the
surface of
their cuticles....
- ant's body. They can
release their contents suicidally by
performing autothysis,
thereby rupturing the ant's body and
spraying a
toxic substance from...
-
component found in
secretions from the ant
Colobopsis saundersi during Autothysis.
Cresol NIOSH Pocket Guide to
Chemical Hazards. "#0155".
National Institute...
