Magnetic minerals. Keystone-like crystals in cells of hornet combs

The hexagonal brood-rearing cells inside the nest combs of the hornet Vespa orientalis are uniform in both their architecture and orientation. We have discovered that each cell contains a minute crystal that projects down from the centre of its domed roof and has a composition typical of the magneti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2001-06, Vol.411 (6838), p.654-654
Hauptverfasser:	Stokroos, I, Litinetsky, L, van der Want, J J, Ishay, J S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alzheimer's disease Animals Crystallization Crystals Gravitation Iron - analysis Magnetics Mutation Nesting Behavior Peptides Space life sciences Titanium - analysis Vespa orientalis Wasps
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