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Noun Concept
Categories: Insect morphology, Termites
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fontanellar gun  nasus  Nasute  Nasutus
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The fontanellar gun is a defense mechanism in the form of a horn-like frontal projection on the head of the soldier caste which is capable of expelling chemical weaponry at a distance, a trait exclusive to the subfamily Nasutitermitinae. Wikipedia
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The fontanellar gun is a defense mechanism in the form of a horn-like frontal projection on the head of the soldier caste which is capable of expelling chemical weaponry at a distance, a trait exclusive to the subfamily Nasutitermitinae. Wikipedia
hornlike frontal projection on the heads of certain specialized soldier termites in the subfamily Nasutiterminae, used to ward off predators Wikidata
IS A
adaptation
exocrine gland
USE
anti-predator adaptation
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fontanellar gun
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fontanellar gun
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Nasus (termite), Nasute, Nasutus
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nasus

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