Meeting Abstract 93-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45  Moving with more legs is different: a geometric mechanics perspective REVZEN, S; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor shrevzen@umich.edu http://www.birds.eecs.umich.edu Most animals walking on land are not bipeds like us, nor are they quadrupeds like our close land-vertebrate relatives — they have six or more legs, and usually move […]

Meeting Abstract 93-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15  General Template Model for Insect Locomotion CHUN, C*; BISWAS, T; BHANDAWAT, V; Duke Univ.; Loyola Univ. of New Orleans; Duke Univ. cc583@duke.edu Despite vast differences in animals’ size and number of legs, the trajectory of the center of mass (CoM) during locomotion can be described with simple mechanical […]

Meeting Abstract 93-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45  Biomechanics of crab skeletons on land TAYLOR, J.R.A.; University of California, San Diego j3taylor@ucsd.edu As crabs made the evolutionary transition from aquatic to terrestrial environments, they faced a shift in the mechanical challenges imposed on their skeletal support systems. Exacerbating the challenges of transitioning to land is the […]

Meeting Abstract 92-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45  Visual Speed Control in Pitch-Constrained Blue Bottle Flies in a Motorized Magnetically-Levitated Flight Mill HSU, S.J.*; SEBER, E.; MCFARLAND, C.; CHENG, B.; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University buc10@psu.edu https://www.mne.psu.edu/bo/lbc.html Flies rely heavily on retinal image motion to control their flight speed. […]

Meeting Abstract 92-2  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30  The Effect of Variation in Hindwing Morphology on Elastic Wing Deformation During Free-Flight in Scarab-Beetles MERESMAN, Y*; HUSAK, JF; BEN-SHLOMO, R; RIBAK, G; Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel; Univ. of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN; Univ. of Haifa – Oranim, Tivon, Israel; Tel-Aviv Univ., Israel meresman@post.tau.ac.il Insects demonstrate a broad […]

Meeting Abstract 92-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15  Schlieren photography to study the flow around flying insects LIU, Y*; ROLL, J; VAN KOOTEN, S; DENG, X; Purdue University Northwest; Purdue University; Purdue University; Purdue University liu739@pnw.edu The aerodynamic force on flying insects result from the vortical flow structures that vary both spatially and temporally throughout flight. […]

Meeting Abstract 92-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Landing behavior on vertical vs. inverted substrates by flies BALEBAIL, S*; RAJA, S.K.; SANE, S.P.; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR; National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR sane@ncbs.res.in Landing maneuvers in flies may be decomposed into a sequence of modular behaviors such […]

Meeting Abstract 92-8  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00  Fruit flies must overcome inertial torques to modulate wing pitch BEHBAHANI, AH*; MELIS, JM; DICKSON, WB; DICKINSON, MH; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech amirhb@caltech.edu Flying fruit flies must control all six degrees of body motion via subtle changes in wing kinematics. Several studies indicate that changes in wing pitch, […]

Meeting Abstract 92-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30  Descending control of flight behavior in flies NAMIKI , S; ROS , I; ROWELL, W; DE SOUZA, A; DICKINSON, MH; KORFF, WL*; CARD, GM; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus; California Institute of Technology; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus; California Institute of Technology; California Institute […]

Meeting Abstract 92-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Descending Control of Landing in Drosophila ACHE, JM; NAMIKI, S; LEE, A; BRANSON, K; CARD, GM*; HHMI Janelia Research Campus; HHMI Janelia Research Campus; HHMI Janelia Research Campus; HHMI Janelia Research Campus; HHMI Janelia Research Campus cardg@janelia.hhmi.org https://www.janelia.org/lab/card-lab To survive, animals must respond to sensory cues in a […]