On the shape of cicada’s wing leading-edge cross section

An important role that the leading-edge cross-section shape plays in the wing flight performance is well known in aeronautics. However, little is known about the shape of the leading-edge cross section of an insect’s wing and its contribution to remarkable qualities of insect flight. In this paper,...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-04, Vol.11 (1), p.7763-7763, Article 7763
Main Authors: Starkweather, Rachel M., Poroseva, Svetlana V., Hanson, David T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Flight
Humanities and Social Sciences
Insects
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Wings
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Summary:An important role that the leading-edge cross-section shape plays in the wing flight performance is well known in aeronautics. However, little is known about the shape of the leading-edge cross section of an insect’s wing and its contribution to remarkable qualities of insect flight. In this paper, we reveal, in the first time, the shape of the leading-edge cross section of a cicada’s wing and analyze its variability along the wing. We also identify and quantify similarities in characteristic dimensions of this shape in the wings of three different cicada species.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-87504-4