Figure 6. Sc-SRP-6 affects insect responses to injury.

A: A melanised plug was identified in the wound site of untreated larvae shortly after injury (control), but no plug was formed in larvae treated with Sc-SRP-6. The larvae were punctured in the ventral midline using a 0.5 mm steel syringe in 3–4 intersegments. Control larvae were treated with 15 µl of buffer. B: Concavities in the treated larvae (such as the wound site) accumulates darkened hemolymph (arrowheads), providing evidence of melanisation.