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SUBMITTER: Starkweather RM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8032777 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Starkweather Rachel M RM Poroseva Svetlana V SV Hanson David T DT
Scientific reports 20210408 1
An important role that the leading-edge cross-section shape plays in the wing flight performance is well known in aeronautics. However, little is known about the shape of the leading-edge cross section of an insect's wing and its contribution to remarkable qualities of insect flight. In this paper, we reveal, in the first time, the shape of the leading-edge cross section of a cicada's wing and analyze its variability along the wing. We also identify and quantify similarities in characteristic di ...[more]