Symbiotic Bacteria Protect Wasp Larvae from Fungal Infestation

Martin Kaltenpoth, Wolfgang Göttler, Gudrun Herzner, +1

Current Biology

Fungal InfestationHyperparasiteMicrobiologySymbiosis

Partner choice and fidelity stabilize coevolution in a Cretaceous-age defensive symbiosis

Martin Kaltenpoth, Kerstin Roeser-Mueller, Sabrina Koehler, +6

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

BiologyPartner ChoiceSolitary WaspsNatural SciencesCretaceous-age Defensive Symbiosis +12

‘Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi’, an endosymbiotic streptomycete in the antennae of Philanthus digger wasps

Martin Kaltenpoth, Wolfgang Goettler, Colin Dale, +4

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Double Deception: Ant-Mimicking Spiders Elude Both Visually- and Chemically-Oriented Predators

Divya Uma, Caitlin A. Durkee, Gudrun Herzner, +1

PLoS ONE

BiologyInsect Social BehaviorBehavioral SciencesNatural SciencesBiological Mimicry +12

Morphology and ultrastructure of a bacteria cultivation organ: The antennal glands of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

Wolfgang Goettler, Martin Kaltenpoth, Gudrun Herzner, +1

Arthropod Structure & Development

BiologyPhilanthus TriangulumAntennal GlandsEntomologyBacteria Cultivation Organ +5

Refining the Roots of the Beewolf-Streptomyces Symbiosis: Antennal Symbionts in the Rare Genus Philanthinus (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

Martin Kaltenpoth, Mehmet Faruk Gürbüz, Gudrun Herzner, +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

BiologyAntennal SymbiontsTerrestrial ArthropodMicrobial SystematicsAntennal Gland Reservoirs +11

A cuckoo in wolves' clothing? Chemical mimicry in a specialized cuckoo wasp of the European beewolf (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae and Crabronidae)

Erhard Strohm, Gudrun Herzner, Claudia Laurien-Kehnen, +3

Frontiers in Zoology

Volatiles of foraging honeybees<i>Apis mellifera</i>(Hymenoptera: Apidae) and their potential role as semiochemicals

Thomas Schmitt, Gudrun Herzner, Bernhard Weckerle, +2

Apidologie

BiologyPheromone BiochemistryNatural SciencesEvolutionary BiologyEntomology +3

Larvae of the parasitoid wasp <i>Ampulex compressa</i> sanitize their host, the American cockroach, with a blend of antimicrobials

Gudrun Herzner, Anja Schlecht, Veronika Dollhofer, +5

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

BiologyMedicineEntomologyInsect PathogensFood Resources +8

Prey recognition by females of the European beewolf and its potential for a sensory trap

Gudrun Herzner, Thomas Schmitt, K. Eduard Linsenmair, +1

Animal Behaviour

BiologySensory TrapEngineeringForagingEntomology +7