Simulated biomechanical performance of morphologically disparate ant mandibles under bite loading

CL Klunk, MA Argenta, FB Rosumek, S Schmelzle… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Insects evolved various modifications to their mouthparts, allowing for a broad exploration of
feeding modes. In ants, workers perform non-reproductive tasks like excavation, food …

Pastillus aethiopicus n. sp.(Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae), a new fossil beetle from Miocene Ethiopian amber and a taxonomic key to the species of Pastillus Endrödy …

TR Smith, K Szawaryn - Palaeoworld, 2024 - Elsevier
We describe a new species of Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera) from Ethiopian Miocene amber,
Pastillus aethiopicus n. sp. This is the second beetle species discovered in that fossiliferous …

New genus and species of ponerine ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mexican amber

F Varela-Hernández, F Riquelme, RJ Guerrero - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A new genus and species of ponerine ant from Mexican amber, Siinikaponera
sulimata, is described and illustrated. The type material is an amber inclusion from the …

Biomechanics of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) bite Effects of mandible and head morphology

CL Klunk - 2023 - tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de
The necessity to capture and process food represents a relevant evolutionary pressure.
Insects are incredibly diverse, showing several feeding modes and their associated …

[PDF][PDF] FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH SUPERVISORY AND EXAMINING COMMITTEE

I Gates - 2023 - ourspace.uregina.ca
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF METHANE REFORMING REACTORS UNDER SULFUR
POISONING CONDITIONS A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Gra Page 1 MODELING AND …

[PDF][PDF] reproductive and mating strategies of the twisted-winged parasites (insecta: Strepsiptera): novel insights in the reproductive biology of an enigmatic insect order

K Jandausch - db-thueringen.de
The overall aim of my dissertation is to make a significant contribution to the understanding
of the poorly studied reproductive biology of the often-neglected insect order Strepsiptera. In …