TY - JOUR
T1 - Defensive spray of the bombardier beetle: A biological pulse jet
AU - Dean, J.
AU - Aneshansley, Daniel J.
AU - Edgerton, Harold E.
AU - Eisner, Thomas
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.2349480
DO - 10.1126/science.2349480
M3 - Article
C2 - 2349480
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 248
SP - 1219
EP - 1221
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 4960
ER -