Wind-powered wheel locomotion, initiated by leaping somersaults, in larvae of the southeastern beach tiger beetle (Cicindela dorsalis media).
Rapid movement is challenging for elongate, soft-bodied animals with short or no legs. Leaping is known for only a few animals with this "worm-like" morphology. Wheel locomotion, in which the animal's entire body rolls forward along a central axis, has been reported for only a handful...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-03-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3063164?pdf=render |