Mantises Jump from Smooth Surfaces by Pushing with "Heel" Pads of Their Hind Legs

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作者：

Goetzke, Hanns Hagen ^{[1
]}

Burrows, Malcolm ^{[1
]}

Federle, Walter ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Zool, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England

来源：

BIOMIMETICS | 2025年 / 10卷 / 02期

关键词：

adhesion; biomechanics; kinematics; jumping insects; take-off; DIVISION-OF-LABOR; ATTACHMENT PADS; PLANTHOPPERS HEMIPTERA; MECHANISMS; PERFORMANCE; FRICTION; WATER;

D O I：

10.3390/biomimetics10020069

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Juvenile mantises can jump towards targets by rapidly extending their middle and hind legs. Here, we investigate how mantises can perform jumps from smooth surfaces such as those found on many plants. Stagmomantis theophila mantises possess two distinct types of attachment pads on each foot: three small proximal euplantulae ("heel pads") with microscopic cuticular ridges and one smooth large distal pair of euplantulae ("toe pad"). Microscopy showed that the surface contact of heel pads is strongly load-dependent; at low normal forces, they make only partial surface contact due to the ridges, but at higher loads they switch to larger areas in full contact. By analysing the kinematics of 64 jumps of 23 third-instar nymphs from glass surfaces and the foot contact areas of their accelerating legs, we show that heel and toe pads fulfil distinct roles. During the acceleration phase of jumps, the contact area of the hind legs' heel pads tripled, while that of the toe pad decreased strongly, and the toe pad sometimes detached completely before take-off. Although the middle legs also contribute to the jump, they showed a less consistent pattern; the contact areas of their heel and toe pads remained largely unchanged during acceleration. Our findings show that jumping mantises accelerate mainly by pushing with their hind legs and produce grip on smooth surfaces primarily with the heel pads on their proximal tarsus.

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