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Gaster vs Acidopore - What's the difference?

gaster | acidopore |

As nouns the difference between gaster and acidopore

is that gaster is while acidopore is (zoology|rare) a conical structure with a small terminal opening, at the posterior end of an ant’s gaster through which it sprays formic acid and associated hydrocarbons, collectively comprising the venom this structure is unique to, but characteristic of all members of the ant subfamily formicinae.

gaster

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the stomach
  • the part of the abdomen behind the petiole in hymenopterous insects

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    acidopore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology, rare) A conical structure with a small terminal opening, at the posterior end of an ant’s gaster through which it sprays formic acid and associated hydrocarbons, collectively comprising the venom. This structure is unique to, but characteristic of all members of the ant subfamily Formicinae.