Abstract Natural creatures that enables controllable liquid transport provides the inspiration for developing novel microfluidic devices by engineering functional surfaces with superwettability. However, towards applications, strict requirements of sophisticated droplet manipulation make it challenging to reach this end. In work, we report a conceptually new self-propelled strategy based on rec...

Tarsal adhesive pads are crucial for the ability of insects to traverse their natural environment. Previous studies have demonstrated that for both hairy and smooth adhesive pads, significant reduction in adhesion can occur because of contamination of these pads by wax crystals present on plant surfaces or synthetic microspheres. In this paper, we focus on the smooth adhesive pads of ants and s...

Bio-inspired self-cleaning surfaces have found industrial applications in oil–water separation, stain resistant textiles, anti-biofouling paints in ships etc. Interestingly, self-cleaning metal–organic framework (MOF) materials having high water contact angles and corrosion resistance have not been realized so far. To address this issue, we have used the fundamentals of self-assembly to expose ...

Many aposematic species have evolved an aggregated lifestyle, and one possible advantage of grouping in warningly coloured prey is that it makes the aposematic signal more e¡ective by generating a greater aversion in predators. Here we investigate the e¡ect of prey group size on predator behaviour, both when prey are aposematic and when they are not aposematic, to separate the e¡ects of warning...

Eight plant essential oils were extracted and tested for their efficiency as natural insecticides against the cotton mealybug, P. solenopsis (Tinsley). In-vitro bioassay, contact toxicity of to adult females 2nd instar nymphs was determined. Also, repellence activity tested. The most effective oil female’s after 72 hrs application L. nobilis followed by Apium graveolens, M. longifolia, C. artic...

This study reviewed current research on the nexus ‘wildfires-watershed hydrology-stream water quality’. Various studies used remote sensed Earth observation data to improve understanding of soil erosion and balance in burned watersheds their relationships with fire variables (e.g., severity). It was noteworthy application computer models assess fire-related hydrologic processes soil-water repel...