Functional diversity of snake locomotor behaviors: a review of the biological literature for bioinspiration

JL Tingle, KL Garner, HC Astley - … of the New York Academy of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Organismal solutions to natural challenges can spark creative engineering applications.
However, most engineers are not experts in organismal biology, creating a potential barrier …

Making a point: shared mechanics underlying the diversity of biological puncture

PSL Anderson - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018‏ - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT A viper injecting venom into a target, a mantis shrimp harpooning a fish, a
cactus dispersing itself via spines attaching to passing mammals; all these are examples of …

Feeding in snakes: form, function, and evolution of the feeding system

BR Moon, DA Penning, M Segall, A Herrel - Feeding in vertebrates …, 2019‏ - Springer
Snakes are a diverse group of squamate reptiles characterized by a unique feeding system
and other traits associated with elongation and limblessness. Despite the description of …

Determinants of predation success: how to survive an attack from a rattlesnake

MD Whitford, GA Freymiller, TE Higham… - Functional …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The selection pressures that arise from capturing prey and avoiding predators are some of
the strongest biotic forces sha** animal form and function. Examining how performance …

How do morphological sharpness measures relate to puncture performance in viperid snake fangs?

SB Crofts, Y Lai, Y Hu, PSL Anderson - Biology letters, 2019‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
It makes intuitive sense that you need a sharp tool to puncture through a tough material. The
typical approach to evaluating sharpness in biological puncturing tools is to treat …

Point of impact: the effect of size and speed on puncture mechanics

PSL Anderson, J LaCosse, M Pankow - Interface Focus, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The use of high-speed puncture mechanics for prey capture has been documented across a
wide range of organisms, including vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs and cnidarians. These …

Field video recordings reveal factors influencing predatory strike success of free-ranging rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.)

RW Clark, S Tangco, MA Barbour - Animal Behaviour, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Research on predator–prey interactions often focuses largely on prey behaviour, treating
predators as static danger, rather than as active behavioural participants that can respond …

Off like a shot: scaling of ballistic tongue projection reveals extremely high performance in small chameleons

CV Anderson - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
Stretching elastic tissues and using their recoil to power movement allows organisms to
release energy more rapidly than by muscle contraction directly, thus amplifying power …

Debunking the viper's strike: harmless snakes kill a common assumption

DA Penning, B Sawvel, BR Moon - Biology letters, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
To survive, organisms must avoid predation and acquire nutrients and energy. Sensory
systems must correctly differentiate between potential predators and prey, and elicit …

Food capture in vertebrates: a complex integrative performance of the cranial and postcranial systems

SJ Montuelle, EA Kane - Feeding in vertebrates: evolution, morphology …, 2019‏ - Springer
Prey-capture behavior is unique because in many vertebrates, it requires the coordination
between cranial and postcranial functional systems, which are traditionally defined by their …