We showed cells with distinctive motilities can move together with a division of labor https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-01300-w 3D rotation reconstruction based on Particle Image Velocimetry Reconstruction of rolling kinematics Schematic of rolling powered by flagellar motor
Canopy parkour in ant-mimicking stick insect hatchlings
new manuscript explaining the connection between post-hatch dispersal into tree canopies and the evolution of gliding in nymphs of Extatosoma tiaratum, a stick insect native to coastal Queensland. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/223/19/jeb226266 Post-hatch dispersal in Macleay’s spectre stick insect, Extatosoma tiaratum. (A) Left: natural habitat of E. tiaratum, illustrating the spatial complexity and vertically varying light environment. Photo... Continue Reading →