DURATION OF HORNET SLEEP INDUCED BY ETHER ANESTHESIA IS CURTAILED BY EXPOSURE SUN OR UV IRRADIATION

Authors
ISHAY JS PERTSIS V LEVTOV E
Citation
Js. Ishay et al., DURATION OF HORNET SLEEP INDUCED BY ETHER ANESTHESIA IS CURTAILED BY EXPOSURE SUN OR UV IRRADIATION, Experientia, 50(8), 1994, pp. 737-741
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Experientia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00144754
Volume
50
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
737 - 741
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-4754(1994)50:8<737:DOHSIB>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Irradiation of hornets anesthetized by diethyl ether curtails their sl eep duration from the ordinary 20-30 min to a mere 2-3 min. This effec t on sleep is dependent on the intensity of the sun irradiation or, wh en exposed to monochromatic UV at 366 nm, on the duration of the irrad iation. Of the various hornet cuticular areas of the body, the yellow cuticular areas of the abdominal segments are the most sensitive to th e treatment. We assume that the cuticles of both live and dead hornets act as a converter of light to electric energy.