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Figure 1. Schematic drawing of Atta laevigata soldier showing intramandibular glands the position of mandible within the head capsule and its release site. The cut out part of the mandible shows the different types of the intramandibular glands. G3: intramandibular gland class-3 gland cells. R: epithelial glands with reservoir. Ep: epidermis with flattened cells. Arrows: Pores in the cuticle surface. Arrowheads: canaliculus. Cu: cuticle. He: hemocoel. Nu: nucleus. Not drawn with scale

Martins, L. C. B., T. M. C. Della Lucia, W. G. Gonçalves, J. H. C. Delabie, J. c. Zanuncio, and J. E. Serrão. 2015. Intramandibular glands in different castes of leaf-cutting Ant, Atta laevigata (Fr. Smith, 1858) (Formicidae: Attini). Microscopy Research and Technique. 78:603-612. doi:10.1002/jemt.22516

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current15:50, 1 October 2015Thumbnail for version as of 15:50, 1 October 2015467 × 426 (41 KB)Lubertazzi (talk | contribs)Figure 1. Schematic drawing of ''Atta laevigata'' soldier showing intramandibular glands the position of mandible within the head capsule and its release site. The cut out part of the mandible shows the different types of the intramandibular glands. G3...

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