... to backward locomotion, but in insects this behaviour seems to be less common and, therefore, is only poorly understood. Here we present an example of spontaneous and persistent backward walking in Cataglyphis desert ants that allows us to investigate rearward locomotion within a natural context. When ants...

... may play a general role in preventing maladaptive transitions between incompatible behavior patterns. We wished to determine whether the LG tailflip is inhibited during other incompatible behavior such as backward walking and the defense posture. * Present address: Medical College of Georgia...

...D. Graham; S. Epstein ABSTRACT Coordination of the legs and the motor activity of four muscles in a middle leg were recorded in adult stick insects walking on a slippery glass surface. Backward walking was not achieved by a simple phase shift of levators and depressors. In all muscles examined...