Functional principles of steerable multi-element probes in insects

Ovipositor morphology correlates with life history evolution in agaonid fig wasps

(2018) Larissa Galante Elias et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Needle-like instruments for steering through solid organs: A review of the scientific and patent literature

(2017) Marta Scali et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE

Mechanisms of ovipositor insertion and steering of a parasitic wasp

(2017) Uroš Cerkvenik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Penetration mechanics of a beetle intromittent organ with bending stiffness gradient and a soft tip

(2017) Yoko Matsumura et al.   Science Advances

Minimally disruptive needle insertion: a biologically inspired solution

(2016) Alexander Leibinger et al.   Interface Focus

Morphology of the mouthparts of the spittlebug Philagra albinotata Uhler (Hemiptera: Cercopoidea: Aphrophoridae)

(2015) Tingting Wang et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

The structure of extremely long mouthparts in the aphid genus Stomaphis Walker (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae)

(2015) Jolanta Brożek et al.   ZOOMORPHOLOGY

Insects Can Count: Sensory Basis of Host Discrimination in Parasitoid Wasps Revealed

(2015) Sara Ruschioni et al.   PLoS One

Sensilla on antenna, ovipositor and leg ofEriborus applicitus(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid wasp ofHolcocerus insularisstaudinger (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

(2014) Lu Zhang et al.   ACTA ZOOLOGICA

Parasitoid-host interaction: sensory structures involved in the parasitism behavior of Bracon vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

(2014) Thiago J.S. Alves et al.   ANIMAL BIOLOGY

Stylet Bundle Morphology and Trophically Related Enzymes of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)

(2014) Kelly L. F. Oten et al.   ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

One proboscis, two tasks: Adaptations to blood-feeding and nectar-extracting in long-proboscid horse flies (Tabanidae, Philoliche)

(2014) Florian Karolyi et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

Leaf Penetration Pattern ofAulacaspis tubercularis(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Stylet in Mango

(2014) Pablo Juárez-Hernández et al.   FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGIST

Biomechanics of substrate boring by fig wasps

(2014) L. Kundanati et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

In vivo evaluation of needle force and friction stress during insertion at varying insertion speed into the brain

(2014) Fernando Casanova et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Malaria Mosquitoes Host-Locate and Feed upon Caterpillars

(2014) Justin George et al.   PLoS One

Sense organs on the ovipositor of Macrocentrus cingulum Brischke (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): their probable role in stinging, oviposition and host selection process

(2013) Tofael Ahmed et al.   JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY

External morphology of the mouthparts of the whitebacked planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), with special reference to the sensilla

(2013) Wu Dai et al.   MICRON

Breaking up the Wall: Metal-Enrichment in Ovipositors, but Not in Mandibles, Co-Varies with Substrate Hardness in Gall-Wasps and Their Associates

(2013) Carlo Polidori et al.   PLoS One

How phloem-feeding insects face the challenge of phloem-located defenses

(2013) Torsten Will et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A Spider's Fang: How to Design an Injection Needle Using Chitin-Based Composite Material

(2012) Yael Politi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Host Preferences of Blood-Feeding Mosquitoes

(2012) Willem Takken et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Form, function and evolution of the mouthparts of blood-feeding Arthropoda

(2012) Harald W. Krenn et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

Mouthparts and stylet penetration of the lac insect Kerria lacca (Kerr) (Hemiptera:Tachardiidae)

(2012) Ayashaa Ahmad et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

Diversification in the use of resources by Idarnes species: bypassing functional constraints in the fig-fig wasp interaction

(2012) LARISSA G. ELIAS et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Synchrotron X-ray microscopic computed tomography of the pump system of a female mosquito

(2012) Bo Heum Kim et al.   MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE

Visualizing Non Infectious and Infectious Anopheles gambiae Blood Feedings in Naive and Saliva-Immunized Mice

(2012) Valerie Choumet et al.   PLoS One

Morphological description of the mouthparts of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

(2011) E. Garzo et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

A phloem-sap feeder mixes phloem and xylem sap to regulate osmotic potential

(2011) Julien Pompon et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Micro-PIV (micro particle image velocimetry) visualization of red blood cells (RBCs) sucked by a female mosquito

(2011) K Kikuchi et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Implication of haematophagous arthropod salivary proteins in host-vector interactions

(2011) Albin Fontaine et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Nature's Swiss Army Knives: Ovipositor Structure Mirrors Ecology in a Multitrophic Fig Wasp Community

(2011) Mahua Ghara et al.   PLoS One

Per arborem ad astra: Morphological adaptations to exploiting the woody habitat in the early evolution of Hymenoptera

(2010) Lars Vilhelmsen et al.   ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT

Morphological characterization of the mouthparts of the vector leafhopper Psammotettix striatus (L.) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

(2010) Liqin Zhao et al.   MICRON

The Anatomy of the Head and Mouth-parts of Dysdercus intermedius Dist.

(2010) Elsie I. MacGill   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

Functional anatomy of the hypopharynx and the salivary pump in the feeding apparatus of the assassin bug Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae, Heteroptera)

(2010) Peter Wenk et al.   ZOOMORPHOLOGY

Feeding Mechanisms of Adult Lepidoptera: Structure, Function, and Evolution of the Mouthparts

(2009) Harald W. Krenn   Annual Review of Entomology

Experimental study on the fluid mechanics of blood sucking in the proboscis of a female mosquito

(2009) Sang Joon Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Measurement and Prediction of Insertion Force for the Mosquito Fascicle Penetrating into Human Skin

(2009) XQ Kong et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Biomimetic microtexturing for neurosurgical probe surfaces to influence tribological characteristics during tissue penetration

(2009) Andreas Schneider et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

STING: a soft-tissue intervention and neurosurgical guide to access deep brain lesions through curved trajectories

(2009) L Frasson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE

Mechanics of a mosquito bite with applications to microneedle design

(2008) M K Ramasubramanian et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Structure and sensory equipment of the ovipositor of Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

(2008) Hany K.M. Dweck et al.   MICRON

Biodegradable polymer needle with various tip angles and consideration on insertion mechanism of mosquito's proboscis

(2007) Seiji Aoyagi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL