RELOADING. “For the beetle to refurbish the 0.7 mg of formic acid expended in a single discharge would demand 9 mg of protein, while synthesizing formic acid at the observed rate would require 1.6 mg of protein per day, or 1% of beetle body mass. Defense, evidently, does not come “free” for G. lecontei.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022