Meeting Abstract 31-1  Friday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  The Moth Specialist Spider Cyrtarachne akirai Uses Prey Scales To Increase Adhesion DIAZ, C*; TANIKAWA, A; MIYASHITA, T; MAKSUTA, D; AMARPURI, G; DHINOJWALA, A; BLACKLEDGE, T; University of Akron, Akron; University of Tokyo, Tokyo; University of Tokyo, Tokyo; University of Akron, Akron; University of Akron, Akron; University of […]

Meeting Abstract 31-4  Friday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30  Sucker with a Fat Lip: Functional Morphology of the Soft Tissues of the Remora Adhesive Disc FLAMMANG, BE*; COHEN, KE; HERNANDEZ, LP; New Jersey Institute of Technology; University of Washington; George Washington University flammang@njit.edu https://web.njit.edu/~flammang/ Remoras comprise a family of fishes (Echineidae) unique in their cranial adhesive disc […]

Meeting Abstract 31-2  Friday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00  Octopus Suckers: Functionality and Control BAGHERI, H*; CUMMINGS, S; ROY, C; CASLETON, R; WAN, A; HU, A; BERMAN, SM; PEET, MM; AUKES, DM; HE, X ; FISHER, RE; MARVI, H; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; […]

Meeting Abstract 31-3  Friday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15  Imaging the neuromuscular systems of cephalopod arms and suckers. PERAMBA, K. B.; EDSINGER, E.*; Marine Biological Laboratory; Marine Biological Laboratory eedsinger@mbl.edu http://edsingerlab.io The boneless bodies of octopus, squid, and other cephalopods owe their structural integrity and functional diversity in part to exquisitely arranged muscle fibers that permeate, shape, […]

Meeting Abstract 31-8  Friday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30  How bats with suction cups land on low-friction leaves BOERMA, DB*; CHUNG, CC; BARRANTES, JP; CHAVERRI, G; SWARTZ, SM; Brown Univ.; The Peddie School; Univ. de Costa Rica; Univ. de Costa Rica; Brown Univ. david_boerma@brown.edu An organism’s ecology, morphology, and motion are linked throughout evolution, each influencing and […]