Animal locomotion: Wing-like femoral lobes help orchid mantid nymphs glide

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2024-02

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Elsevier

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The femoral lobes of the orchid mantis give this fierce predator a flower-like appearance, but they also assist in gliding, showing that form can match function in more ways than one.

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