Shape of wing wear fails to affect load lifting in common eastern bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) with experimental wing wear

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Wing wear, but not asymmetry in wear, affects load-lifting capability in bumble bees Bombus impatiens

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Biomechanical strategies for mitigating collision damage in insect wings: structural design versus embedded elastic materials

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Wing flexibility enhances load-lifting capacity in bumblebees

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Wing wear affects wing use and choice of floral density in foraging bumble bees

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Details of Insect Wing Design and Deformation Enhance Aerodynamic Function and Flight Efficiency

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Robust flight performance of bumble bees with artificially induced wing wear

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Hindwings are unnecessary for flight but essential for execution of normal evasive flight in Lepidoptera

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