Microfluidics and bioinspired superwetting materials, as two crucial branches of scientific
research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary …

The inspirations from nature always enlighten us to develop advanced science and
technology. To survive in complicated and harsh environments, plants and animals have …

Antlion larvae are fluid-feeding ambush predators that feed on arthropods trapped in their
funnel-shaped pits built in sandy habitats; however, details are lacking about their feeding …

Insects have evolved unique structures that host a diversity of material and mechanical
properties, and the mouthparts (proboscis) of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are no …

Butterflies use a proboscis, a microfluidic probe engineered by natural selection, to feed on
nutritive fluids. The structural configuration of proboscises relates to feeding habits; however …

The interaction between insects and the flowers they pollinate has driven the evolutionary
diversity of both insects and flowering plants, two groups with the most numerous species on …

Directional and self-propelled flow in open channels has a variety of applications, including
microfluidic and medical devices, industrial filtration processes, fog-harvesting, and …

Hovering hawkmoths expend significant energy while feeding, which should select for
greater feeding efficiency. Although increased feeding efficiency has been implicitly …

Reaching and inspecting objects is an intricate part of human life, which is shared by a
diversity of animals across phyla. In addition to appendages like legs and antennae, some …

Fluid feeders represent more than half of the world's insect species. We review current
understanding of the physics of fluid-feeding, from the perspective of wetting, capillarity, and …