News tagged with honeybee silk

Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientist Dr Tara Sutherland and her team have achieved another important milestone in the international quest to artificially produce insect silk.

Materials Science

Feb 3, 2010

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Ants have an exceptionally 'hi-def' sense of smell

The first complete map of the ants' olfactory system has discovered that the eusocial insects have four to fives more odorant receptors—the special proteins that detect different odors—than other insects.

Plants & Animals

Sep 10, 2012

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