Map Info Welcome to the Elytra Flight Challenge! (Difficulty: Normal) The goal is to fly to the end of the course using the Elytra as ...
Shapes of traces reflected different steps of elytral movement and different types of flight. Flat circular arcs were fitted to scattered traces using the least square method. The rotation axis of the apical marker was always directed at the contralateral side. The trace of the shoulder marker ...
insect flightinsect thoraxflexagonscrew and nut jointWe recorded transient movements, i.e. opening and closing, of beetle elytra. The beetles were tethered from below and filmed under a skew mirror; two markers were glued on each elytron at the apex and at the base. Body-fixed 3D traces ...