Projects2
a quick overview of research projects
Evolution and biomechanics of insect flight
Winged insects are the first flight-capable animals evolved on land...
keywords
wings, flapping, elasticity, inertia, legs, forest canopy, powered flight, gliding and parachuting
A male stick insect (Diardia signata) from Borneo, as captured by high-speed camera.
Without wings
Wings
tags / wing / reciprocate motion / elasticity / inertia / aerial locomotion / leg / forest canopy / flight /
Hagfish
Gland thread cells
tags / biomaterial / thread /
Appendages
Ballistic tongue
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