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John J Socha1, Pranav C Khandelwal2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|February 6, 2024
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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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