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Morphology and ultrastructure of a bacteria cultivation organ: The antennal glands of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

Goettler, Wolfgang ; Kaltenpoth, Martin ; Herzner, Gudrun ; Strohm, Erhard



Zusammenfassung

Females of a solitary digger wasp, the European beewolf (Philanthus triangulum F.), cultivate symbiotic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces in specialized antennal glands. The streptomycetes are secreted in the subterranean brood cells and protect the offspring against mould fungi. We reconstructed the complex morphology of the antennal glands using 3D-visualization software, investigated the ...

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