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- Fontanellar_gun abstract "The fontanellar gun is a type of specialized weaponry used by the soldiers of the North American termite subfamily Nasutitermitinae to ward off predators. Located on the front of the soldier termite's face, the "gun" is a chemical reaction that is triggered when the termite contracts its mandibular muscles, which is "able to eject the frontal gland material over a distance of many centimeters". The gland material is forced out through the front of the internal nose and its pores, which covers much of the termite's head. The North American Termite has been shown to be extremely accurate with the gun, even though it, like most termites, is blind. The exact nature of how the termite is so accurate and is able to orient itself toward its enemy is currently unknown, but it is believed that the ability is "olfactory or auditory" in nature. In some North American termite subspecies, when the glandular secretion is fired, it rips off the termite's mandibles, forcing it to retreat back into the nest. However, the North American Termite has evolved as such that its mandibles in and of themselves offer little protection or defense, so the loss of them does not hinder the termites. It is also possible for the termites to fire their gun more than once, if the threat that caused them initially to fire continues to exist.The fired material is glue-like and sticks to objects that it hits, causing the legs of an attacking enemy to become stuck to the ground. Most often, though, a number of termite soldier ants will fire upon the enemy and the combined force of the "bullets" will kill the enemy along with covering it in the glue-like substance. It has also been observed that, for those that survive the force of the material, it also causes varying negative effects, likely because of the terpenes contained in the compound. Eventually, if not killed from other effects, the secretion of the termite will kill any enemy insects after 24-48 hours. In comparison, the effect of the secretion on termites of the same species was considerably worse, with the secretion causing death within 5-6 hours.".
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageID "32502339".
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageLength "4868".
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageOutDegree "13".
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageRevisionID "683113808".
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Alarm_pheromone.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Category:Insect_morphology.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Category:Termites.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Chemical_reaction.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Defense_in_insects.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Limonene.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Mandible_(insect_mouthpart).
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Myrcene.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Nasutitermitinae.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Pheromone.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Pine_resin.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Pinene.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Resin.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Termite.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Terpene.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLink Terpenes.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLinkText "Fontanellar gun".
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageWikiLinkText "fontanellar gun".
- Fontanellar_gun hasPhotoCollection Fontanellar_gun.
- Fontanellar_gun wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Fontanellar_gun subject Category:Insect_morphology.
- Fontanellar_gun subject Category:Termites.
- Fontanellar_gun hypernym Weaponry.
- Fontanellar_gun comment "The fontanellar gun is a type of specialized weaponry used by the soldiers of the North American termite subfamily Nasutitermitinae to ward off predators. Located on the front of the soldier termite's face, the "gun" is a chemical reaction that is triggered when the termite contracts its mandibular muscles, which is "able to eject the frontal gland material over a distance of many centimeters".".
- Fontanellar_gun label "Fontanellar gun".
- Fontanellar_gun sameAs مدفع_يافوخي.
- Fontanellar_gun sameAs m.0h1fmgc.
- Fontanellar_gun sameAs Q5465144.
- Fontanellar_gun sameAs Q5465144.
- Fontanellar_gun wasDerivedFrom Fontanellar_gun?oldid=683113808.
- Fontanellar_gun isPrimaryTopicOf Fontanellar_gun.