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Kinetics of Elastic Recoil in the Wings of the cicada, Dundubia rufivena

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2026.
We quantify elastic recoil in cicada wings using high‐speed videography, revealing faster bending than torsional recoil. Wing stiffness increases when attached to the thorax, demonstrating a body‐wing spring system and highlighting that elastic recoil must be understood through whole‐organism mechanics rather than isolated wing properties.
Parvez Alam, Puspa Restu Sayekti, Fahrunnida, Colin Robert, Bambang Retnoaji, Catharina Maria Alam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the morphological cell structures and their optical significances of Aeshna cyanea

IET Nanobiotechnology, 2019
The transparent wing of the dragonfly Aeshna cyanea has been investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical microscopy (OPM), energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDS) and reflectance spectroscopy.
Juliet Sackey, Zebib Yenus Nuru, Nkosi Mlungisin, Malik Maaza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel chitin binding crayfish molar tooth protein with elasticity properties.

PLoS ONE, 2015
The molar tooth of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is part of the mandible, and is covered by a layer of apatite (calcium phosphate). This tooth sheds and is regenerated during each molting cycle together with the rest of the exoskeleton.
Jenny Tynyakov, Shmuel Bentov, Shai Abehsera, Isam Khalaila, Rivka Manor, Lihie Katzir Abilevich, Simy Weil, Eliahu D Aflalo, Amir Sagi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Programmable adhesion and morphing of protein hydrogels for underwater robots

Nature Communications
Soft robots capable of efficiently implementing tasks in fluid-immersed environments hold great promise for diverse applications. However, it remains challenging to achieve robotization that relies on dynamic underwater adhesion and morphing capability ...
Sheng-Chen Huang, Ya-Jiao Zhu, Xiao-Ying Huang, Xiao-Xia Xia, Zhi-Gang Qian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aerodynamic Effects of Time-Varying Corrugations on Dragonfly Wings in Flapping Flight

Biomimetics
The aerodynamic effects of wing corrugation on insect flight have received widespread attention. However, there has hardly been any specific focus on dynamic changes to corrugation angle in the models.
Dan Hou, Biao Tan, Binghao Shi, Zheng Zhong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correction to: Resilin matrix distribution, variability and function in Drosophila

BMC Biology, 2021
Steven Lerch, Renata Zuber, Nicole Gehring, Yiwen Wang, Barbara Eckel, Klaus-Dieter Klass, Fritz-Olaf Lehmann, Bernard Moussian   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Levels of elastic resilin modulate leg stiffness but not elasticity in <i>Drosophila</i>. [PDF]

iScience
Oeftger S, Moussian B, Lehmann FO.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cut and Taste: Functional Morphology of the Feeding Apparatus of the Longhorn Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis (Arachnida: Ixodida). [PDF]

J Morphol
Chong KL, Casadei-Ferreira A, Richter A, Büsse S, Giribet G, Farrell BD, Economo EP.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

On the dynamic caddisfly silk H-fibroin gene: a population study in a net-spinning species. [PDF]

Mol Biol Evol
Stewart RJ, Powell A, Heckenhauer J, Pauls SU, Jijon G, Standring S, Hayashi CY, Baker RH, Frandsen PB.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Chromosome-level genome assembly and transcriptomes of the leaf insect Cryptophyllium westwoodii provide insights into the evolution of leaf-like masquerade. [PDF]

Gigascience
Mao C, Dong Z, Li Z, Zhou B, Hu Y, Li J, Liu G, Zhou Z, He J, Wu Y, Wan W, Gao H, Zhao R, Nie W, Wang W, Li X.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source