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Biophysics and bioengineering

Biophysics and bioengineering

Advanced imaging reveals suction secrets of midge larvae

07 Jan 2020
Composite image showing a fast-moving alpine stream, four frames from a video of a larvae crawling on an underwater rock, and a view of the larva's underside
Getting around a) A fast-flowing alpine river in Switzerland where the midge larvae were collected. b) Selected frames from an underwater video of a larva turning to crawl against the flow. c) A view of the larva's suction organs. (Image from 2019 BMC Zool 4 10, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Modern imaging techniques have yielded fresh insights into how insect larvae use powerful suction or

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Michael Allen is a science writer based in the UK.
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