| Literature DB >> 2349480 |
J Dean1, D J Aneshansley, H E Edgerton, T Eisner.
Abstract
The defensive spray of the bombardier beetle Stenaptinus insignis is ejected in quick pulses (at about 500 pulses per second) rather than as a continuous stream. The pulsation may be a consequence of intermittency in the explosive chemical process that generates the spray. The ejection system of the beetle shows basic similarity to the pulse jet propulsion mechanism of the German V-1 "buzz" bomb of World War II.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2349480 DOI： 10.1126/science.2349480
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728