Ecologically Driven Ultrastructural and Hydrodynamic Designs in Stomatopod Cuticles
Abstract
Ecological pressures and varied feeding behaviors in a multitude of organ-isms have necessitated the drive for adaptation. One such change is seen in the feeding appendages of stomatopods, a group of highly predatory marine crustaceans. Stomatopods include “spearers,” who ambush and snare soft bodied prey, and “smashers,” who bludgeon hard-shelled prey with a heavily mineralized club. The regional substructural complexity of the stomatopod dactyl club from the smashing predator Odontodactylus scyllarus represents a model system in the study of impact tolerant biominerals. The club consists of a highly mineralized impact region, a characteristic Bouligand architec-ture (common to arthropods), and a unique section of the club, the striated region, composed of highly aligned sheets of mineralized fibers. Detailed ultrastructural investigations of the striated region within O. scyllarus and a related species of spearing stomatopod, Lysiosquillina maculate show consistent organization of mineral and organic, but distinct differences in macro-scale architecture. Evidence is provided for the function and substructural exaptation of the striated region, which facilitated redeployment of a rapto-rial feeding appendage as a biological hammer. Furthermore, given the need to accelerate underwater and “grab” or “smash” their prey, the spearer and smasher appendages are specifically designed with a significantly reduced drag force.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); Univ. Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1436264
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-203618-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; biominerals; composites; impact; toughness; ultrastructure
Citation Formats
Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay, Milliron, Garrett, Herrera, Steven, Gallana, Isaias, Yaraghi, Nicholas, Hughes, Nigel, Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth, Zavattieri, Pablo, and Kisailus, David. Ecologically Driven Ultrastructural and Hydrodynamic Designs in Stomatopod Cuticles. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1002/adma.201705295.
Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay, Milliron, Garrett, Herrera, Steven, Gallana, Isaias, Yaraghi, Nicholas, Hughes, Nigel, Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth, Zavattieri, Pablo, & Kisailus, David. Ecologically Driven Ultrastructural and Hydrodynamic Designs in Stomatopod Cuticles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705295
Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay, Milliron, Garrett, Herrera, Steven, Gallana, Isaias, Yaraghi, Nicholas, Hughes, Nigel, Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth, Zavattieri, Pablo, and Kisailus, David. Tue .
"Ecologically Driven Ultrastructural and Hydrodynamic Designs in Stomatopod Cuticles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705295. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1436264.
@article{osti_1436264,
title = {Ecologically Driven Ultrastructural and Hydrodynamic Designs in Stomatopod Cuticles},
author = {Grunenfelder, Lessa Kay and Milliron, Garrett and Herrera, Steven and Gallana, Isaias and Yaraghi, Nicholas and Hughes, Nigel and Evans-Lutterodt, Kenneth and Zavattieri, Pablo and Kisailus, David},
abstractNote = {Ecological pressures and varied feeding behaviors in a multitude of organ-isms have necessitated the drive for adaptation. One such change is seen in the feeding appendages of stomatopods, a group of highly predatory marine crustaceans. Stomatopods include “spearers,” who ambush and snare soft bodied prey, and “smashers,” who bludgeon hard-shelled prey with a heavily mineralized club. The regional substructural complexity of the stomatopod dactyl club from the smashing predator Odontodactylus scyllarus represents a model system in the study of impact tolerant biominerals. The club consists of a highly mineralized impact region, a characteristic Bouligand architec-ture (common to arthropods), and a unique section of the club, the striated region, composed of highly aligned sheets of mineralized fibers. Detailed ultrastructural investigations of the striated region within O. scyllarus and a related species of spearing stomatopod, Lysiosquillina maculate show consistent organization of mineral and organic, but distinct differences in macro-scale architecture. Evidence is provided for the function and substructural exaptation of the striated region, which facilitated redeployment of a rapto-rial feeding appendage as a biological hammer. Furthermore, given the need to accelerate underwater and “grab” or “smash” their prey, the spearer and smasher appendages are specifically designed with a significantly reduced drag force.},
doi = {10.1002/adma.201705295},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 9,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Tue Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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