The jumping mechanism of flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini), its application to bionics and preliminary design for a robotic jumping leg

Flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) are a hyperdiverse group of organisms with approximately 9900 species worldwide. In addition to walking as most insects do, nearly all the species of flea beetles have an ability to jump and this ability is commonly understood as one of...

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Main Authors: Yongying Ruan, Alexander S. Konstantinov, Guanya Shi, Yi Tao, You Li, Andrew J. Johnson, Xiaozhu Luo, Xinying Zhang, Mengna Zhang, Jianing Wu, Wenzhu Li, Siqin Ge, Xingke Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/38348/download/pdf/