Non-wetting wings and legs of the cranefly aided by fine structures of the cuticle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 915-920

  Hu, Hsuan Ming S ^a   Watson, Gregory S ^a   Cribb, Bronwen W ^b   Watson, Jolanta A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Anti wetting; Atomic force microscopy; Hair; Insect; Leg; Water; Wing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; INTEGUMENT; LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WETTABILITY;

ANIMALS; EXTREMITIES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; WETTABILITY; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 79951983364     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.051128     Document Type: Article

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