The Honeybee’s Protrusible Glossa is a Compliant Mechanism
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DOI: 10.1016/s1672-6529(16)60426-2
Abstract: Many biological structures can perform highly-dexterous actions by using dynamic surfaces. To deal with the contradictive demands of high feeding efficiency and low energy expenditure during nectar feeding, the glossal surface of a honeybee undergoes… read more here.
Keywords: protrusible glossa; honeybee; honeybee protrusible; compliant mechanism ... See more keywords