Lateral view of a flat spider A strike attacking a prey from behind (40X slowed). One of the early films from 2008 which inspired this study. Skeletal view of strike motion. Dots denote substrate contact. Further simplification of strike motion with line segments representing 'functional leg' - a vector from spider center of mass to... Continue Reading →
Rapid aerial righting in baby stick insects falling upside-down
(this is part of an article written for the Phasmid Studies Group news letter, June issue 2017) Most stick insects are friendly and easy to rear, which made them convenient for lab studies. Also, there are more important reasons why they are suitable for the topics I was addressing – flight evolution. Anybody who has... Continue Reading →