The evolution of cocoon care in Stegodyphus dumicola seems to be influenced by a high migration rate between the colonies. Intruding conspecifics are tolerated by resident spiders and discriminating behaviour is observed only under special conditions. To prevent social parasitism, females care only for their own cocoons and not for those of other females from the same or foreign colonies. I des...

In this study, we prepared alcohol extracts of the larva, pupa, queen, and cocoon (clony) of B. ignitus, B. terrestris, and B. h. sapporoensis, and tested the anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts by using a rat model of adjuvant-induced edema. The extracts derived from the queen of B. ignitus, the queen of B. terrestris, and the cocoon of B. ignitus decreased hind paw edema after 1 day of...

Abdominal cocoon is an uncommon peritoneal condition characterized by partial or complete encasement of small bowel by a thick rind of fibrous tissue and adhesions. Only few cases of this disease have been reported in world literature. The etiology of this condition is unknown, and most often it is found in adolescent girls from tropical or subtropical countries, and usually diagnosed incidenta...

Background: Abdominal cocoon is characterized by small bowel encapsulation and is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Case report: We describe a young man who had recurrent subacute intestinal obstruction. On elective exploration of abdomen, the entire small bowel was found to be encapsulated inside a white dense fibrous sac. The peritoneal sac was excised, followed by lysis of the interloo...

Short $\gamma$-ray burst (sGRB) jets form in the aftermath of a neutron star merger, drill through disk winds and dynamical ejecta, extend over four to five orders magnitude distance before breaking out ejecta. We present first 3D general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic sGRB simulations span this enormous scale separation. They feature three possible outcomes: jet+cocoon, cocoon, neither. Typi...

OB-associations and superbubbles being energetically essential galactic powerhouses are likely to be the important acceleration sites of cosmic rays (CRs). The emission profile gamma-ray sources related stellar clusters indicates on continuous particle by winds massive stars. One most luminous is Cygnus Cocoon superbubble, observed multiple instruments, such as Fermi-LAT, ARGO, and, recently, H...

This study investigates the influence of microclimate factors on uniformity silk thickness and explores application a mechatronic system for optimal control maintenance. As environmental conditions vary daily seasonal basis, managing temperature relative humidity becomes crucial consistent cocoon production. The review delves into significant role in growth development silkworms, highlighting p...

An established Open Source Software community (Apache Cocoon) was explored using an online questionnaire about demographic data and individual and group-related factors. Individual factors encompassed forms of contributions, motivation, expertise and knowledge. Role structures, expectations towards other members, trust and collaboration issues were analysed at group level. More than 60% of the ...

ending copulation. The male then moved away from the female. Gillingham (1974, 1979) emphasized that the high probabilities of toward-jerking and coital neck-bite are species-specific releasing mechanisms in Elaphe. Maybe the head-rubbing can be a species-specific releasing mechanism in H. gigas. My finding points out the need of further studies of behavioral sequences concerning the courtship ...

Effective antimicrobial strategies are essential adaptations of insects to protect themselves, their offspring, and their foods from microbial pathogens and decomposers. Larvae of the emerald cockroach wasp, Ampulex compressa, sanitize their cockroach hosts, Periplaneta americana, with a cocktail of nine antimicrobials comprising mainly (R)-(-)-mellein and micromolide. The blend of these antimi...