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    Raw data for article: "Moth resonant mechanics are tuned to wingbeat frequency and energetic demands"
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-12) Wold, Ethan ; Aiello, Brett ; Harris, Manon ; bin Sikandar, Usama ; Lynch, James ; Gravish, Nick ; Sponberg, Simon
    An insect’s wingbeat frequency is a critical determinant of its flight performance and varies by multiple orders of magnitude across Insecta. Despite potential energetic and kine-matic benefits for an insect that matches its wingbeat frequency to its resonant frequency, recent work has shown that moths may operate off of their resonant peak. We hypothesized that across species, wingbeat frequency scales with resonance frequency to maintain favorable energetics, but with an offset in species that use frequency modulation as a means of flight control. The moth superfamily Bombycoidea is ideal for testing this hypothesis because their wingbeat frequencies vary across species by an order of magnitude, despite similar morphology and actuation. We used materials testing, high-speed videography, and a “spring-wing” model of resonant aerodynamics to determine how components of an insect’s flight apparatus (thoracic properties, wing inertia, muscle strain, and aerodynamics) vary with wingbeat frequency. We find that the resonant frequency of a moth correlates with wingbeat frequency, but resonance curve shape (described by the Weis-Fogh number) and peak location vary within the clade in a way that corresponds to frequency-dependent biomechanical demands. Our results demonstrate that a suite of adaptations in muscle, exoskeleton and wing drive variation in resonant mechanics, reflecting potential constraints on matching wingbeat and resonant frequencies.
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    Raw physiology data for article "Biophysical transitions in insect flight dynamics are bridged by common muscle physiology"
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022) Sponberg, Simon ; Gau, Jeff ; Lynch, James ; Aiello, Brett ; Wold, Ethan ; Gravish, Nick