The flying insect thoracic cuticle is heterogenous in structure and in thickness-dependent modulus gradation
C. Casey, C. Yager, M. Jankauski, C. M. Heveran
This study examines the structural and material properties of thoracic cuticle in flying insects, finding differences between species and flight muscle types.
bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2021Biophysics