Observations on the ultrastructure and hydrophobicity of the wings of thirteen Neotropical families of diptera (insecta) with comments on their flight

 

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Autores: Sánchez Monge, Gerardo Alcides, Rodríguez Arrieta, Jesús Alexander, Jiménez Chavarría, Marisol, Retana Salazar, Axel P.
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:2015
Descrição:Insects' wings are complex surfaces that have become a new field to study towards the design of flying devices and hydrophobic surfaces. Several orders and families of insects have been analyzed for their hydrophobic properties and the microstructures related. We studied the wings of 13 dipteran families under scanning electron microscopy and used a goniometer to measure the corresponding static contact angle. Common structures as well as distinct features were found in the samples. None of the wings was superhydrophobic; the contact angles raged from 67.9° to 109.9°. Wings' ultrastructure and cuticle elements are associated with these differences, and play a crucial role during flight.
País:Kérwá
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/77999
Acesso em linha:http://actamicroscopica.ivic.gob.ve/Vol.24_2_2015.html
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/77999
Palavra-chave:Flies
Microtrichia
Mimicry
Neotropic
Setae
Moscas
Microtriquias
Mímica
Neotrópico
Setas
595.77 Diptera (Dípteros, Moscas) y Siphonaptera