Insects are Both Impeded and Propelled by Their Legs During Walking
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- 1 May 1983
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 104 (1) , 129-137
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.104.1.129
Abstract
The kinetics of walking behaviour in stick insects differ from vertebrate walking behaviour. The differences suggest that insect locomotion consists of a hold-push-recover sequence similar to that used by a climber. This is supported by evidence from force platform measurements on free-walking insects and motor output recordings from animals walking on a treadwheel.Keywords
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