Fig. 1: Geometry and pressure in the deploying wing. | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Geometry and pressure in the deploying wing.

From: Mechanics of Drosophila wing deployment

Fig. 1: Geometry and pressure in the deploying wing.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a Snapshots of the wings deployment with one of the longitudinal veins highlighted in green. b (i) Microtomography of the folded wings. (ii) Micro-CT scan cross-section showing macroscopic folds, vein structure (white arrows), and internal pillars. (iii) Perpendicular section revealing the hexagonal pillars organization. The sketch summarizes the wing structure: two plates (thickness e) connected with pillars (height h, diameter d) organized in a hexagonal lattice (interpillar distance a). c Fluorescent beads (white dots, hemolymph markers) flowing in a deploying wing. d In vivo recording of the internal pressure P(t) of a newly emerged insect. Wings deployment takes place throughout the grayed-out segment at a constant pressure P*.

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