Etymology

Nasonov gland

Today it means: The gland in worker bees that produces the Nasonov pheromone, located on the dorsal side at the base of the last tergite near the tip of the abdomen. Full definition →

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The story

After Nikolai Nasonov (1855–1939), Russian zoologist.

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