Hollow peg holds key to click beetles’ explosive flips
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.207118
Abstract: ![Figure][1] Two click beetles, Ampedus linteus (left) and Ampedus nigricollis (right). Photo credit: Ophelia Bolmin. Struggling to right themselves when stranded on their backs, click beetles have a remarkable correction strategy. Arching the joint between… read more here.
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