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Jumping of flea beetles onto inclined platforms.
- Source :
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Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology [J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol] 2023 Mar; Vol. 209 (2), pp. 253-263. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 27. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The flea beetle, Altica cirsicola, escapes predators by jumping and landing in a dense maze of leaves. How do they land on such varied surfaces? In this experimental study, we filmed the take-off, flight, and landing of flea beetles on a configurable angled platform. We report three in-flight behaviors: winged, wingless, and an intermediate winged mode. These modes significantly affected take-off speed, acceleration, and the duration that wings were deployed. When wings were closed, flea beetles rolled or pitched up to five times in the air. This work may help to understand how insects can jump and right themselves onto variable surfaces.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-1351
- Volume :
- 209
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36166060
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-022-01567-w