‘Medicine cabinet’ found in wasps’ antennae

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Bathroom Medicine Cabinets

For more information: www.newscientist.com A ’s antenna is an odd place to find a medicine cabinet, but that is where some of these insects keep their drugs. Watch as this female secretes antibiotic-producing bacteria. Courtesy of Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth

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5 Comments For This Post

  1. dzaeman Says:
    May 10th, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    wow

  2. B4TT3RY Says:
    June 1st, 2007 at 7:39 am

    No wonder the bee population is dying out. Wasps are like their super-humans.

  3. 6satan6spawn6 Says:
    August 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 pm

    Can some1 explain please
    what exactly is it doing?

  4. newscientistvideo Says:
    August 6th, 2007 at 10:10 am

    Hi 6satan6spawn6,

    The bee is secreting antibiotic-producing bacteria from its antennae. Hit the link at the top-right under “For more information” (I’d post the link in this comment but YouTube won’t let me!) to get a full explanation.

    Michael Marshall, online editorial assistant

  5. CypherSystem Says:
    August 11th, 2008 at 4:02 am

    eww, it just messed all over the glass…….

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