Post Views: 3,867 Regions of the world, geographically isolated from other continents for millions of years, have allowed the appearance of unique, rare and incredible
Tag: adaptation
How strong does an ant develop?
Post Views: 1,756 We have all seen ants at work: they have the ability to lift and carry mass loads several times their own. The
Publication in the journal Nature/Heredity of some of my results on Heliconius butterflies
Post Views: 1,656 Heliconius within the “Institute of Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity” of Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (UMR 7205-CNRS) and on the Gamboa
Insect wings are also gyroscopes!
Post Views: 1,188 Insects have flying capabilities far beyond what robotics engineers can produce. However, the control of manoeuvres and posture during the flight remains
Sensory receptors in insects: mechanoreceptors – Part 1: cuticular mechanoreceptors
Post Views: 3,917 First part : cuticular mechanoreceptors Alike all arthropods, insects have an external skeleton, the exoskeleton, consisting of chitin and forming the cuticle
The membracides, surprising little insects
Post Views: 2,332 Membersracides are small insects belonging to the super-family Membracoidea and to the order Hemiptera : aphids, leafhoppers and cicadas, characterized by an
Insect flight: aerodynamics, musculature and 2/2-way control system
Post Views: 1,994 Insects are the first organisms to have developed the ability to fly, 170 million years ago (lire article on phylogeny). The acquisition
Insect flight: Anatomy of wing 1/2
Post Views: 2,418 Insects are the only invertebrates that have acquired the ability to fly (place insects in the classification, read th article). Unlike other
Mouth apparatus and feeding in insects: General
Post Views: 3,547 General description of different types of insect mouthparts adapted to diet Insects, present on earth for at least 479 million years (read
Acoustic mimicry of butterflies in anthills
Post Views: 1,129 Discovery of an acoustic mimicry used by the caterpillars of a butterfly to deceive ants and obtain food and care essential to
