Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Autothysis (from the Greek roots autos- αὐτός \"self\" and thysia θυσία \"sacrifice\") is the process where an animal destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion of an organ which ruptures the skin. The term was proposed by Maschwitz and Maschwitz in 1974 to describe the defensive mechanism of Camponotus saundersi, a species of carpenter ant. It is caused by a contraction of muscles around a large gland that leads to the gland wall breaking."@en }
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- Autothysis comment "Autothysis (from the Greek roots autos- αὐτός \"self\" and thysia θυσία \"sacrifice\") is the process where an animal destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion of an organ which ruptures the skin. The term was proposed by Maschwitz and Maschwitz in 1974 to describe the defensive mechanism of Camponotus saundersi, a species of carpenter ant. It is caused by a contraction of muscles around a large gland that leads to the gland wall breaking.".