TY  - GEN
T1  - Steinernema carpocapsae jumps with greater velocity and acceleration than previously reported
AU  - Dillman, Adler R
AU  - Korff, Wyatt
AU  - Dickinson, Michael H
AU  - Sternberg, Paul W
DO  - 10.17912/micropub.biology.000435
UR  - http://beta.micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropub-biology-000435/
AB  - Many invertebrates are capable of jumping, such as locusts, fleas, mantids, and cockroaches. Some invertebrates can jump without the use of their legs, such as click beetles and springtails (Mo et al., 2020). Nematodes, which are non-segmented roundworms, are capable of a variety of complex behaviors, though jumping is arguably the most visually striking. Jumping is a rare behavior among nematodes, with only a few species in the genus Steinernema being reported as capable of jumping (Campbell and Kaya, 1999). The kinematic performance of S. carpocapsae jumping was first described in 1999, with the peak velocity and peak acceleration reported as 1.13 m/s and 164 g, respectively (Campbell and Kaya, 1999). These data were not calculated based on direct observation and high-speed videography, but were estimated based on the distance, height, and timing of the nematode jumps. This nematode is reported to be capable of jumping a distance of 4.8 mm, and a height of 3.9 mm (Campbell and Kaya, 1999).
PY  - 2021
JO  - microPublication Biology
ER  -