...) rotational motion at a constant angular velocity and (iv)rotational motion at an angular acceleration. Fluid-dynamic forces acting on the bristled model wing were a little smaller than those on the solid wing. Therefore, the bristled wing of a thrips cannot be explained in terms of increased fluid-dynamic...

... of extremes in drag is used to predict the likelihood that an organism will be dislodged. For organisms in which the applied fluid-dynamic stress is near the mean breaking stress (e.g. some corals, trees and mussels), calculations made using the extreme drag can yield a probability of dislodgment...