Meeting Abstract 17.8  Friday, Jan. 4  Stroke features involved in the stabilization of longitudinal forward flight in flies ELZINGA, M. J.*; DICKINSON, M. H.; California Institute of Technology; University of Washington; University of Washington elzingam@caltech.edu The ability to regulate forward speed is an essential capability for flying animals. Here, we use a dynamically scaled robot to gain […]

Meeting Abstract 17.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Potential control inputs for aerial turning in the pigeon ROS, I.G.*; BIEWENER, A.A.; Harvard University; Harvard University ivo.ros@gmail.com To investigate the role of head stabilization in flight control of aerial turning, we analyzed 3D head and body orientations during 90°, level turns in pigeons. Assuming the eyes maintain a fixed orientation […]

Meeting Abstract 17.11  Friday, Jan. 4  Overlap between the fore and hind wings in the moth Manduca sexta is different associated with sex and weight in free flight. MALEC, A.M.; WILLIS, M.A.*; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University maw27@case.edu Moths and butterflies have four-wings, but most flight studies focus on their forewings and treat them […]

Meeting Abstract 17.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Mosquitoes do not track warm plumes in the absence of CO2 ZAMORE, S*; LAMARCA, E; DANIEL, TL; University of Washington; Roosevelt High School; University of Washington sharri@uw.edu Mosquitoes track host prey at large distances using windborne signals such as CO2 and odor emission. They are also equipped with a pair of […]

Meeting Abstract 17.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Hawkmoths of Endor: Navigational decision policies for obstacle navigation in Manduca sexta MUNK, Y*; WILKINSON, S; DANIEL, TL; Univ. of Washington; Morehouse College; Univ. of Washington yomunk@uw.edu Insects flying within complex environments avoid obstacles by making decisions primarily on the basis of visual information. To study how the availability of visual […]

Meeting Abstract 17.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Foraging for food: multimodel sensory fusion in freely flying fruit flies. VAN BREUGEL, F*; DICKINSON, M; Caltech; University of Washington floris@caltech.edu The ability to find food by tracking wind-borne odor plumes to their source is one of the most critical yet difficult tasks an insect performs. In a natural environment, turbulent […]

Meeting Abstract 17.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Flying fruit flies correct for visual sideslip using motion parallax cues THEOBALD, J. C.*; CABRERA, S; Florida International University theobald@fiu.edu Fruit flies possess tiny brains, but still depend on sophisticated flight skills to navigate to food, mates, and oviposition sites. A tenet of stable flight is the ability to correct for […]

Meeting Abstract 17.9  Friday, Jan. 4  Antennal positioning in flying hawk moths KRISHNAN, A.*; SANE, S.P.; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore anandk@ncbs.res.in Insects of diverse orders display forward positioning of the antennae at the onset of flight. Because antennal mechanosensory feedback is important for flight control, proper positioning […]

Meeting Abstract 17.7  Friday, Jan. 4  A general mechanical model of the Dipteran thorax DEORA, T.*; SINGH, A.K.; SANE, S.P.; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore tanvid@ncbs.res.in The evolutionary miniaturization of body size in diverse insects meant that their wing beat frequencies […]

Meeting Abstract 16.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Systemic responses to ionizing irradiation-induced imaginal discs in the larval hornworm, Manduca sexta SILVA, N; MIRY, S; OMONDI, C; ABDON, B; NJIE, C; RAMOS, L; MOFFATT, C; FUSE, M*; SFSU; SFSU; SFSU; SFSU; SFSU; SFSU; SFSU; SFSU fuse@sfsu.edu The imaginal discs are progenitor cells in holometabolous insects such as Manduca sexta […]