A Houdini's trick in a fly: Leg unfolding with the aid of transient hinges in an extricating Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Legs in a fly pupa are tightly folded in Z-configuration: the femur points forward. The fly emerges from the pupa with all legs stretched backwards. How does the fly turn long femora inside the tight puparium? Flies were captured during emergence at various moments of progress out of the puparium an...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Ventricular Restraint Improves Outcomes in HF Patients with CRT. - 2011. - Amsterdam [u.a.] |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ventricular Restraint Improves Outcomes in HF Patients with CRT |
| Schlagworte: | Insect legs Leg distortions Metamorphosis Buckling Strength of materials |
| Umfang: | 12 |
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