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Taxonomic Revision, Morphology and Natural History of the Stick Insect Genus Xerosoma Serville, 1831 (Insecta: Phasmatodea). [PDF]

Zool Stud, 2023
Engelking PW, Ghirotto VM, Crispino EB, Büscher TH, Heleodoro RA, Neves PABA, Bispo PDC.   +6 more
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Comparative analysis of the ultrastructure and adhesive secretion pathways of different smooth attachment pads of the stick insect Medauroidea extradentata (Phasmatodea). [PDF]

Beilstein J Nanotechnol
The mechanism by which insects achieve attachment and locomotion across diverse substrates has long intrigued scientists, prompting extensive research on the functional morphology of attachment pads.
Thomas J, Gorb SN, Büscher TH.
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Lack of successful sexual reproduction suggests the irreversible parthenogenesis in a stick insect. [PDF]

Ecology
Nozaki T, Chikami Y, Yano K, Sato R, Suetsugu K, Kaneko S.   +5 more
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Early specializations for mimicry and defense in a Jurassic stick insect. [PDF]

Natl Sci Rev, 2021
Mimicry and secondary defense are staples among predator–prey interactions. Among insects, the stick and leaf insects are masters of camouflage. Nonetheless, a meager understanding of their origin and early mimetic evolution persists. Here, we report the
Yang H, Shi C, Engel MS, Zhao Z, Ren D, Gao T.   +5 more
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Neuromodulation Can Be Simple: Myoinhibitory Peptide, Contained in Dedicated Regulatory Pathways, Is the Only Neurally-Mediated Peptide Modulator of Stick Insect Leg Muscle. [PDF]

J Neurosci, 2021
In the best studied cases (Aplysia feeding, crustacean stomatogastric system), peptidergic modulation is mediated by large numbers of peptides. Furthermore, in Aplysia, excitatory motor neurons release the peptides, obligatorily coupling target ...
Liessem S, Kowatschew D, Dippel S, Blanke A, Korsching S, Guschlbauer C, Hooper SL, Predel R, Büschges A.   +8 more
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Longevity, fertility, and average eggs viability of parthenogenetic females of Cladomorphus phyllinus Gray (Phasmatodea - Phasmatidae)

EntomoBrasilis, 2022
The order Phasmatodea includes insects known as stick insects. In Brazil, few taxonomic, ecological or evolutionary studies have been published in recent years, the reason is related to the few number of researchers dedicated to this particular group ...
Lucas da Silva Torres, Hugo Alejandro Benítez, Jane Costa   +2 more
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Self‐Organized Stick Insect‐Like Locomotion under Decentralized Adaptive Neural Control: From Biological Investigation to Robot Simulation

Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2023
Living animals and legged robots share similar challenges for movement control. In particular, the investigation of neural control mechanisms for the self‐organized locomotion of insects and hexapod robots can be informative for other fields.
Alexander Dupond Larsen, Thies H. Büscher, Thirawat Chuthong, Thipawan Pairam, Hendrik Bethge, S. Gorb, P. Manoonpong   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Water Scorpions, Water Stick-Insects Ranatra spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Nepidae)

EDIS, 2021
Commonly mistaken for other objects due to its appearance, hence the common name water stick-insect, this slender reddish-brown insect is commonly found in fresh or brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water) (Anufriyeva et al. 2016). They are ambush
Taryn Griffith, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
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De novo transcriptome analysis for examination of the nutrition metabolic system related to the evolutionary process through which stick insects gain the ability of flight (Phasmatodea)

BMC Research Notes, 2021
Objective Insects are the most evolutionarily successful groups of organisms, and this success is largely due to their flight ability. Interestingly, some stick insects have lost their flight ability despite having wings.
Takuma Sakamoto, Shunya Sasaki, Nobuki Yamaguchi, Miho Nakano, Hiroki Sato, Kikuo Iwabuchi, Hiroko Tabunoki, Richard J. Simpson, Hidemasa Bono   +8 more
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A hierarchical model for external electrical control of an insect, accounting for inter-individual variation of muscle force properties

eLife, 2023
Cyborg control of insect movement is promising for developing miniature, high-mobility, and efficient biohybrid robots. However, considering the inter-individual variation of the insect neuromuscular apparatus and its neural control is challenging.
Dai Owaki, Volker Dürr, Josef Schmitz
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