46 citations · 46 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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physics.flu-dyn2022★ 46 cited
Directional takeoff, aerial righting, and adhesion landing of semiaquatic springtails
Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez, Elio J. Challita, Baekgyeom Kim +4
Springtails (Collembola) have been traditionally portrayed as explosive jumpers with incipient directional takeoff and uncontrolled landing. However, for these collembolans who liv…
physics.bio-ph2021
Slingshot spiders build tensed underdamped webs for ultrafast launches and speedy halts
Elio J. Challita, Symone Alexander, Sarah Han +4
We develop a mathematical model to capture the web dynamics of slingshot spiders (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae), which utilize a tension line to deform their orb webs into conical sp…