Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Smart joints: auto-cleaning mechanism in the legs of beetles

Konstantin Nadein,
Stanislav Gorb

Affiliations

Konstantin Nadein: Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel
Stanislav Gorb: Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03924-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

The femoro-tibial joint of the digging legs of the beetle Pachnoda marginata employs an automatic cleaning system to avoid contamination.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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