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Microstructure of the Attaching Device of Sitophilus oryzae L. (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)

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Last updated: 20 Jan 2025

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Many insect species are supplied with specific attachment devices, with different morphological features according to the species and the function of the attachment device. It is observed that the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae L. efficiently climb on different types of substrates including vertical smooth surfaces. This weevil has strong attachment force regardless of the type of the substrate roughness. This probably results from the specific complex attachment device found on the tarsi. To understand the extraordinary ability of this weevil, scanning electron microscopy was conducted on the tarsai of the proleg, mesoleg and metaleg to explore the micro-structure of its attachment system that enable the weevil to move effectively even upward on not only the rough surfaces, but also on the smooth surfaces as well. The findings of this research reveal that Sitophilus oryzae weevils attach to rough surfaces using their strong claws. While, they attach to smooth surfaces by means of complex attachment system composed mainly of two groups of fringed attachment pads. These fringed attachment pads consist of tufts of setae projected forwardly with various sizes distributed at the central region of the pad. The attachment system used by Sitophilus oryzae was revealed through study of the tarsal surface using the scanning electron microscopy.  This study may provide more declaration of this weevil behaviour and may be used as inspiration model to develop promising efficient climbing robots.

DOI

10.21608/eajbsz.2025.405460

Keywords

Climbing behaviour, attachment, smooth surfaces, Scanning, Sitophilus oryzae, bio-inspired robots

Authors

First Name

Radwa

Last Name

Azmy

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University

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radwa.azmy@sci.asu.edu.eg

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Egypt

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17

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1

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52817

Issue Date

2025-06-01

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2024-12-10

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2025-01-20

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27

Page End

34

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2090-0759

Online ISSN

2090-0821

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672

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology

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https://eajbsz.journals.ekb.eg/

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Microstructure of the Attaching Device of Sitophilus oryzae L. (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)

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20 Jan 2025