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The control of the anterior extreme position of the hindleg of a walking insect, Carausius morosus
Author(s) -
CRUSE H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1979.tb00186.x
Subject(s) - biology , insect , anatomy , climbing , body position , position (finance) , ecology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , finance , economics
. It is shown that the anterior extreme position of the hindleg of a walking insect is not fixed relative to the body but is determined by the position of the ipsilateral middleleg. This mechanism presumably helps the animal to find support for the hindleg when climbing on branches.