Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, Georgia.
J Chem Ecol. 1992 Jan;18(1):77-86. doi: 10.1007/BF00997166.
The ultrastructure and chemical composition of paper and pedicel from nests ofPolistes metricus that were constructed in the laboratory from known building material were compared to paper and pedicel from nests constructed in the field. Scanning electron micrographs showed the addition of a gluelike secretion from the wasp to the construction material. Solid-state [(13)C]NMR, elemental analyses, and amino acid analyses indicate that this secretion is a silklike protein with serine, glycine, alanine, and proline comprising 65-73% of the identified residues.
对实验室中用已知建筑材料构建的Polistes metricus 巢的纸和花梗的超微结构和化学成分，与野外构建的巢的纸和花梗进行了比较。扫描电子显微镜照片显示，黄蜂向建筑材料中添加了一种类似胶水的分泌物。固态 [(13)C]NMR、元素分析和氨基酸分析表明，这种分泌物是一种丝样蛋白质，其中丝氨酸、甘氨酸、丙氨酸和脯氨酸占鉴定出的残基的 65-73%。
