The study of dynamic force acted on water strider leg departing from water surface

Water-walking insects such as water striders can skate on the water surface easily with the help of the hierarchical structure on legs. Numerous theoretical and experimental studies show that the hierarchical structure would help water strider in quasi-static case such as load-bearing capacity. Howe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peiyuan Sun, Meirong Zhao, Jile Jiang, Yelong Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-01-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5012578