Beewolf Symbiont (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Beewolf Symbiont

Caption

This shows symbiotic Streptomyces bacteria from the antennae of a female beewolf (Philanthus triangulum) (in false colors).

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Martin Kaltenpoth, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

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