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URL:https://www.i2m.univ-amu.fr/evenements/the-insect-exoskeleton-a-versat
 ile-tool-for-locomotion/
SUMMARY: (Biological Structures and Biomimetics\, HS Bremen\, Germany): The
  insect exoskeleton – a versatile tool for locomotion
DESCRIPTION:: The insect exoskeleton is probably one of the evolutionary mo
 st successful skeletal structures. In my talk I will present and discuss a
  few selected examples of how morphology and biomechanical properties of t
 he cuticle exoskeleton are closely correlated with basically all forms of 
 insect locomotion\, from flight to walking and even falling. Specific stru
 ctures in the wings of locusts for example increase the wing’s resistanc
 e to fracture with a minimum of additional weight\, thus allowing the locu
 sts to migrate over long distances without wing failure. The locusts’ ju
 mping hind leg tibia shows a structure biomechanically optimal to resist b
 ending forces. Adhesive organs allow insects to stick to many surfaces\, h
 owever can be tricked using a characteristic roughness. Finally\, I will p
 resent a current project to illustrate how insects cope with “unwanted
 ” forms of locomotion\, such as falling or lying on their backs.\nProf. 
 Dr. Jan-Henning Dirks\,  Biological Structures and Biomimetics\, HS Bremen
 \, Germany
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary online seminar series on Biolocomotion
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