TARSAL STRUCTURE AND CLIMBING ABILITY OF COCKROACHES
TARSAL STRUCTURE AND CLIMBING ABILITY OF COCKROACHES
复制标题
DOI：
10.1002/jez.1401190307
复制
发表时间：
1952-01-01
影响因子：
--
通讯作者：
WILLIS, ER
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
ROTH, LM;WILLIS, ER
德国小蠊、美洲大蠊、澳洲大蠊、Supella suppellectilium的跗部。和东方蜚蠊Blatta orientalis。数据提出了有关的跗骨结构的能力，这些昆虫爬各种表面。B的雌性和部分雄性不能。orientalis爬上一个光滑的垂直表面是由于小尺寸的arolia，这是太短的功能。在光滑和粗糙的表面上都能发挥作用，并且是比在光滑表面上发挥作用最好的真植物体更有效的攀爬器官。组织学的差异，以及在arolia和eumantlulae之间的控制机制的差异可能占2种类型的结构的效率的差异。假设阿罗利亚与光滑的底层形成气密密封，大气压单独可以解释蟑螂在1个大气压的压力下在光滑表面上倒立行走的能力，但不能解释它们在大大降低的压力下以这种姿势行走的能力。有人建议，在这些器官的功能，这种物质是相同的移动的油脂覆盖身体的蟑螂上的arolia和eupplantulae的油脂膜的粘合性能参与。
The tarsi of Blattella germanica, Periplaneta americana, P. australasiae, Supella supellectilium. and Blatta orientalis are descr. and exptl. data is presented relating tarsal structure to the ability of these insects to climb various surfaces. The inability of females and some males of B. orientalis to climb a smooth vertical surface is due to the small size of the arolia, which are too short to be functional. The arolia can function on both smooth and rough surfaces and are more effective climbing organs than the euplantulae, which function best on smooth surfaces. Histological differences as well as differences in the controlling mechanism between the arolia and euplantulae may account for differences in efficiency of the 2 types of structures. Assuming that the arolia form an airtight seal with a smooth substratum, atmospheric pressure alone could account for the ability of the cockroach to walk inverted on a smooth surface at a pressure of 1 atmosphere but cannot account for their ability to walk in this position at greatly reduced pressures. It is suggested that adhesive properties of a greasy film on the arolia and euplantulae are involved in the functioning of these organs and that this substance is the same mobile grease known to cover the body of the roach.