Diversity of attachment systems in heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea) – highly specialized, but uniform

Authors: Thies H. Büscher, Stanislav N. Gorb, Monika J. B. Eberhard

Source: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2024)

Subject Terms: Adhesion, Sexual dimorphism, Functional morphology, Locomotion, Ecology, QH540-549.5, Evolution, QH359-425

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WingAnalogy: a computer vision-based tool for automated insect wing asymmetry and morphometry analysis

Authors: Shahab Eshghi, Hamed Rajabi, Natalia Matushkina, Lisa Claußen, Johannes Poser, Thies H. Büscher, Stanislav N. Gorb

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)

Subject Terms: Entomology, Fluctuating asymmetry, Analogy, PSO, Procrustes superimposition, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Material composition and mechanical properties of the venom-injecting forcipules in centipedes

Authors: Simon Züger, Wencke Krings, Stanislav N. Gorb, Thies H. Büscher, Andy Sombke

Source: Frontiers in Zoology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-36 (2024)

Subject Terms: Arthropoda, Chilopoda, Tarsungulum, Sclerotization, Elemental incorporation, Nanoindentation, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1742-9994

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The effect of age on the attachment ability of stick insects (Phasmatodea)

Authors: Marie Grote, Stanislav N. Gorb, Thies H. Büscher

Source: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 867-883 (2024)

Subject Terms: adhesion, attachment pads, friction, locomotion, morphology, material properties, wear, Technology, Chemical technology, TP1-1185, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Comparative analysis of the ultrastructure and adhesive secretion pathways of different smooth attachment pads of the stick insect Medauroidea extradentata (Phasmatodea)

Authors: Julian Thomas, Stanislav N. Gorb, Thies H. Büscher

Source: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 612-630 (2024)

Subject Terms: adhesion, arolium, biomechanics, euplantulae, friction, functional morphology, tarsal secretion, Technology, Chemical technology, TP1-1185, Science, Physics, QC1-999

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Attachment performance of the ectoparasitic seal louse Echinophthirius horridus

Authors: Anika Preuss, Thies H. Büscher, Insa Herzog, Peter Wohlsein, Kristina Lehnert, Stanislav N. Gorb

Source: Communications Biology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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The frequency of wing damage in a migrating butterfly

Authors: Korkmaz, Rabiya, Rajabi, Hamed, Eshghi, Shahab, Gorb, Stanislav N., Büscher, Thies H.

Source: Insect science. 30(5):1507-1517

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Leaves that walk and eggs that stick: comparative functional morphology and evolution of the adhesive system of leaf insect eggs (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)

Authors: Thies H. Büscher, Sarah Bank, Royce T. Cumming, Stanislav N. Gorb, Sven Bradler

Source: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-22 (2023)

Subject Terms: Adhesion, Attachment biomechanics, Ecomorphology, Insect glue, Dispersal, Ecology, QH540-549.5, Evolution, QH359-425

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Key questions for future research in Physiological Entomology.

Authors: Büscher, Thies H.¹ (AUTHOR) tbuescher@zoologie.uni-kiel.de, Appel, Arthur G.² (AUTHOR), Lüddecke, Tim³ (AUTHOR), Kostal, Vladimir⁴ (AUTHOR), Vale, Pedro F.⁵ (AUTHOR), Clissold, Fiona⁶ (AUTHOR), Maestro, José L.⁷ (AUTHOR), Numata, Hideharu⁸ (AUTHOR), Tomioka, Kenji⁹ (AUTHOR), Wybouw, Nicky¹⁰ (AUTHOR), Teets, Nicholas¹¹ (AUTHOR), Bruce, Toby J. A.¹² (AUTHOR)

Source: Physiological Entomology. Mar2025, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect (Myronides glaucus).

Authors: Debruyn, Gerben¹ (AUTHOR) gerben.debruyn@ugent.be, Büscher, Thies H.² (AUTHOR), Nicolaï, Michaël P. J.¹ (AUTHOR), Dobson, Jessica L.¹ (AUTHOR), Xie, Wanjie¹ (AUTHOR), De Clerck, Karen³ (AUTHOR) karen.declerck@ugent.be, D'Alba, Liliana^1,4 (AUTHOR), Shawkey, Matthew D.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Physiological Entomology. Mar2025, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p88-95. 8p.

Subject Terms: *STRUCTURAL colors, *OPTICAL interference, *NANOSTRUCTURED materials, *INSECT eggs, *PHASMIDA, *SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, *RAY tracing

TriTrap: A Robotic Gripper Inspired by Insect Tarsal Chains

Authors: Julian Winand, Thies H. Büscher, Stanislav N. Gorb

Source: Biomimetics, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 142 (2024)

Subject Terms: morphology, tarsomeres, biomechanics, soft robot, bioinspired gripping, underactuation, Technology

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Oviposition site selection and attachment ability of Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and Harmonia axyridis from the egg to the adult stage

Authors: Salerno, Gianandrea, Rebora, Manuela, Piersanti, Silvana, Büscher, Thies H., Gorb, Elena V., Gorb, Stanislav N.

Source: Physiological entomology. 47(1):20-37

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Louse flies holding on mammals' hair: Comparative functional morphology of specialized attachment devices of ectoparasites (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea)

Authors: Hayer, Sarah, Sturm, Beeke P., Büsse, Sebastian, Büscher, Thies H., Gorb, Stanislav N.

Source: Journal of morphology. 283(12):1561-1576

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The exceptional attachment ability of the ectoparasitic bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera, Braulidae) on the honeybee

Authors: Büscher, Thies H., Petersen, Dennis S., Bijma, Nienke N., Bäumler, Fabian, Pirk, Christian W. W., Büsse, Sebastian, Heepe, Lars, Gorb, Stanislav N.

Source: Physiological entomology. 47(2):83-95

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Evaluating different methods of MR-based motion correction in simultaneous PET/MR using a head phantom moved by a robotic system

Authors: Eric Einspänner, Thies H. Jochimsen, Johanna Harries, Andreas Melzer, Michael Unger, Richard Brown, Kris Thielemans, Osama Sabri, Bernhard Sattler

Source: EJNMMI Physics, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2022)

Subject Terms: PET-MRI, Motion correction, Phantom, MCFLIRT, BrainCompass, SIRF, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, R895-920

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Multi-modal locomotor costs favor smaller males in a sexually dimorphic leaf-mimicking insect

Authors: Romain P. Boisseau, Thies H. Büscher, Lexi J. Klawitter, Stanislav N. Gorb, Douglas J. Emlen, Bret W. Tobalske

Source: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2022)

Subject Terms: Phasmatodea, Scramble competition, Flight, Adhesion, Computational fluid dynamics, Ecology, QH540-549.5, Evolution, QH359-425

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Resolving a century-old case of generic mistaken identity: polyphyly of Chitoniscus sensu lato resolved with the description of the endemic New Caledonia Trolicaphyllium gen. nov. (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)

Authors: Royce T. Cumming, Stephane Le Tirant, Thies H. Büscher

Source: ZooKeys, Vol 1055, Iss , Pp 1-41 (2021)

Subject Terms: Zoology, QL1-991

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Characterization of Morphologically Distinct Components in the Tarsal Secretion of Medauroidea extradentata (Phasmatodea) Using Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy

Authors: Julian Thomas, Stanislav N. Gorb, Thies H. Büscher

Source: Biomimetics, Vol 8, Iss 5, p 439 (2023)

Subject Terms: Phasmatodea, tarsal secretion, evaporation rate, adhesion, cryo-scanning electron microscopy, Technology

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Image-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, A Novel Application for Interventional Nuclear Medicine?

Authors: Zhang, Xinrui, Landgraf, Lisa, Bailis, Nikolaos, Unger, Michael, Jochimsen, Thies H., Melzer, Andreas

Source: Journal of nuclear medicine. 62(9):1181-1188

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Reconstructing the nonadaptive radiation of an ancient lineage of ground‐dwelling stick insects (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae)

Authors: Bank, Sarah, Buckley, Thomas R., Büscher, Thies H., Bresseel, Joachim, Constant, Jérôme, de Haan, Mayk, Dittmar, Daniel, Dräger, Holger, Kahar, Rafhiah S., Kang, Albert, Kneubühler, Bruno, Langton‐Myers, Shelley S., Bradler, Sven

Source: Systematic entomology. 46(3):487-507

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