Meeting Abstract 147.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Using Terradynamics to Understand the Role of Limb Morphology in Legged Locomotion on Granular Media ZHANG, T*; LI, C; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of California, Berkeley; Georgia Institute of Technology tingnan1986@gatech.edu The theories of aero- and hydrodynamics form the bases for prediction of animal movement and device design […]

Meeting Abstract 147.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Sidewinding snakes on sand MARVI, H.*; CHRYSTAL, R.; SHIEH, J.; MENDELSON, J.; HATTON, R.; CHOSET, H.; GOLDMAN, D.; HU, D.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology and Zoo Atlanta; Oregon State University; Carnegie Mellon University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute […]

Meeting Abstract 147.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Sensitivity of foot intrusion kinematics during walking on granular media KINGSBURY, M A*; GATESY, S; GOLDMAN, D I; Georgia Institute of Technology; Brown University; Georgia Institute of Technology mkingsbury3@gatech.edu Many long-legged organisms walk across granular media (GM), substrates whose properties depend on compaction state and disturbance history. Previous studies of a […]

Meeting Abstract 147.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Running performance and gait kinematics of a sand-adapted arachnid, Galeodes granti MAYORGA, O*; YIP, V; MAZOUCHOVA, N; GOLDMAN, DI; SPAGNA, JC; William Paterson University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; William Paterson University spagnaj@wpunj.edu Solifuges (“camel spiders”; Arachnida: Solifugae) typically live in desert environments and […]

Meeting Abstract 147.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Rapid locomotion of a small lizard on sand requires fluid-like ground reaction forces LI, C*; HSIEH, S.T.; UMBANHOWAR, P.B.; GOLDMAN, D.I.; UC Berkeley; Temple Univ.; Northwestern Univ.; Georgia Tech chen.li@berkeley.edu The desert-dwelling generalist zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides, ~10 cm, ~10 g) uses its large, elongate hind feet to rapidly run (~10 […]

Meeting Abstract 147.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Influence of Deformation Geometry on Sand-swimming Performance HATTON, R. L.*; DING, Y.; CHOSET, H.; GOLDMAN, D. I.; Oregon State University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Carnegie Mellon University; Georgia Institute of Technology Ross.Hatton@oregonstate.edu Many animals move within granular media such as desert sand. Studies of an undulatory sand-swimmer, the sandfish lizard, showed […]