Attachment Devices of Insect Cuticle

Download or read book Attachment Devices of Insect Cuticle written by Stanislav Gorb and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-08-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the structure of insect exoskeletons, also called cuticles, that use frictional systems for attachment to the body, and classifies the attachment systems according to the attachment principle and their functional loads. The author illustrates the different mechanisms through case studies of intersegmental frictional devices, wing-locking devices, attachment pads, secretion in frictional systems, protuberances, and sensory equipment. The final chapter suggests nature's design of insects as a model for biomimetics. c. Book News Inc.