Transcript
see Howard et al for details!
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(19)31382-X.pdf
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(19)31382-X.pdf
Fly Racing
see Howard et al for details!
The Mann Lab loves Strandbeests!
The awesome Strandbeests by the brilliant Theo Jansen!
Transcript
Typical hexapods like flies walk by alternating three legs on the ground and three legs swinging. This is referred to as the tripod gait.
How flies walk: the tripod gait.
A lineage A clone in the adult Ventral Nerve Cord
How we track fly walking in real time
Total Internal Reflection to study how flies walk
The Acrobatic Fly (1910)
Vikram Ranade's farewell video
A lineage B clone in the adult Ventral Nerve Cord
Virtual fly walking in place
Side view of walking fly
The BIG FLY (a.k.a. Jon's Farewell Video)
Mouse footprints, tracked using Total Internal Reflection