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Riou Mizuno

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7196-0194Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Zoology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 1

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Adam KhalifeiD· 1 shared Adrian RichteriD· 1 shared Alexandre Casadei‐FerreiraiD· 1 shared Evan P. EconomoiD· 1 shared Fuminori ItoiD· 1 shared Hajime SASAKIiD· 1 shared Hayato Shinohara· 1 shared JOHAN P. J. BILLENiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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The "glue-gun ant" Lordomyrma azumai uses an adhesive thread secretion to immobilize opponents

Hajime SASAKI, Riou Mizuno, Kenshin Sato, Hayato Shinohara, Adam Khalife, Karen Kohama, Fuminori Ito

The paper describes how Lordomyrma azumai ants use a solid adhesive thread from their poison gland to immobilize opponents, differing from known venom functions.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Pumping Venom: Valvilli Architecture and Implications for Stinger Functionality

Alexandre Casadei‐Ferreira, JOHAN P. J. BILLEN, Sebastian Büsse, Julian Katzke, Riou Mizuno, Adrian Richter, Evan P. Economo

This study characterizes the internal structure of ant valvilli using imaging techniques, revealing non-uniform morphology and movement patterns that challenge existing models of stinger functionality.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2025 · PreprintZoology