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DEFENSE PHEROMONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Animal Behaviour
CONT

Ants use other pheromones to their advantage, including the defense pheromone released by fire ants to come to the defense of their colony.

CONT

If you strike or kill a bee you'll set off its defence pheromone which will bring unhappy relatives seeking vengeance.

OBS

Pheromones are chemical messengers used by insects to communicate and are similar to the hormones inside the human body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Comportement animal
OBS

phéromone de défense : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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