不同种群的食叶蚁(Atta laevigata)的下颚元素组成和机械性能(Attini; Formicidae

IF 3.6 3区 生物学 Q1 BIOLOGY Interface Focus Pub Date : 2024-04-12 DOI:10.1098/rsfs.2023.0048
Valentin Birkenfeld, Stanislav N. Gorb, Wencke Krings
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切叶蚁群分为不同的种群,个体主要根据大小执行不同的任务。体型较小的小蚁用下颚照顾蚁巢或真菌,而体型较大的小蚁和中蚁则切割和运输植物材料,蚂蚁的体型与材料的大小呈正相关。以前曾对作为最大种姓的兵蚁的下颚角质层的机械性能和成分进行过测试,结果表明切割边缘含有较多的交联过渡金属锌(Zn)。至于较小的种姓,目前还没有相关数据。为了研究下颌骨的大小和功能与其机械性能之间的关系,我们在此通过纳米压痕法测试了微小种、微小种和中等种的下颌骨。我们发现,硬度(H)和杨氏模量(E)值随着蚂蚁体型的增大而增大,而且每个种姓的下颚切削刃都具有最高的 H 值和 E 值。为了深入了解这些特性的来源,我们通过能量色散 X 射线分析来确定元素组成的特征,结果表明,未成年蚂蚁和中型蚂蚁的切削刃中锌含量较高,而未成年蚂蚁的锌含量明显较低。这表明,锌含量与较高的机械性能值有关。此外,它还表明所有这些参数在同一品种中也会有所不同。
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Mandible elemental composition and mechanical properties from distinct castes of the leafcutter ant Atta laevigata (Attini; Formicidae)

Leafcutter ant colonies are divided into castes with the individuals performing different tasks, based mostly on size. With the mandibles, the small minims care for the brood or the fungus, whereas the larger minors and mediae cut and transport plant material, with the ant size positively related to the material size. The mechanical properties and composition of the mandible cuticle have been previously tested in the soldiers as the largest caste, revealing that the cutting edges contained high contents of the cross-linking transition metal zinc (Zn). With regard to the smaller castes, no data are present. To study how the mandible size and function relates to its mechanical properties, we here tested the mandibles of minims, minors and mediae by nanoindentation. We found that the hardness (H) and Young's modulus (E) values increased with increasing ant size and that the mandible cutting edges in each caste have the highest H- and E-values. To gain insight into the origins of these properties, we characterized the elemental composition by energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, revealing that minors and mediae possessed higher content of Zn in the cutting edges in contrast to the minims containing significantly less Zn. This shows, that Zn content relates to higher mechanical property values. Additionally, it shows that all of these parameters can differ within a single species.

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Interface Focus
Interface Focus BIOLOGY-
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期刊介绍: Each Interface Focus themed issue is devoted to a particular subject at the interface of the physical and life sciences. Formed of high-quality articles, they aim to facilitate cross-disciplinary research across this traditional divide by acting as a forum accessible to all. Topics may be newly emerging areas of research or dynamic aspects of more established fields. Organisers of each Interface Focus are strongly encouraged to contextualise the journal within their chosen subject.
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