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physics.bio-ph2026
A developmental switch from capillary rectification to elastic catapult enables honeydew ejection in the spotted lanternfly
Nami Ha, Elio J. Challita, Jacob S. Harrison +4
Plant sap-feeding insects must dispose of excess fluid, yet at millimeter scales droplet release is constrained by capillary adhesion and contact-line pinning. How phloem-feeding i…
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…