Role of outstretched forelegs of flying beetles revealed and demonstrated by remote leg stimulation in free flight

• Main Authors: Li, Yao, Cao, Feng, Vo Doan, Tat Thang, Sato, Hirotaka
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Insect Flight; Neuromuscular Stimulation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87231; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44350
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In flight, many insects fold their forelegs tightly close to the body, which naturally decreases drag or air resistance. However, flying beetles stretch out their forelegs for some reason. Why do they adopt this posture in flight? Here, we show the role of the stretched forelegs in flight of the bee...