Category: Foraging

A Physics-Based Investigation of Termite Organization and Behaviour 

Termites, Defence Mechanisms, Vibrations, Structural Stability, Material Strength, Thermoregulation, Ventilation, Mound architecture, Mound architecture, Mandibles

Rosalie Beaudin, Naia Kim, Mattias Sucher, Lucy Wiggers

Propulsion Through the Life of Salps 

Salps; Jet propulsion; Filter feeding; Asynchronous swimming; Epithelial signalling; Carbon cycling; Vortex rings; Chain aggregation; Ocean carbon sequestration

Steven Lin, Stephanie Roy, Daniel Tang, Canyu Wu, Mollee Ye

Tunnel Vision: The Naked Mole Rat’s Extended Phenotype 

Naked mole rat, Subterranean environment, Extended phenotype, Energy efficiency, Cardiovascular biomechanics, Thermoregulation, Evolutionary adaptation, Sensory systems, Hypoxia tolerance

Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab, Min Seo Song

The Physics of Pistol Shrimp and Antarctic Krill 

Pistol Shrimp, Jet propulsion, Energy efficiency, Shockwaves, Antarctic Krill, Pressure Gradient, Cavitation, Hydrodynamic Signaling, Metachronal Stroking, Filtering system

Alaia Krishnan Claveras, Celina Moukarzel, Chloe Chan Lam, Julia Purdue, Lina Benchekor

Superorganism in Flight: The Physics Behind Starling Murmurations  

Murmurations, Starlings, Collective behaviour, Aerodynamics, Structural Colours, Visual Acuity, Predator Evasion

Maeve Ding, Matt Levasseur, Nicole Shen, Rachael Zhang

Navigating the Depths of Hydrozoan and Bryozoan Physical Design Solutions  

Skeletons, Locomotion, Medusoid jet propulsion, Hydrodynamics, Feeding mechanisms, Nematocytes

Aizaz Ahsan Wahla, Ocean Burland, Dante Daniel Garcia Perez, Jessica Michalski

Nature’s Aquatic Ballet: The Physics and Synchronization of Schooling Fish 

Fish, Shoal, School, Synchronization, Hydrodynamics

Anne-Sophie Roy, Emma Warner, Hoi Ching Wat, Lucas Yatcyshyn

The Physical Basis of Coral Reefs 

Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia

Tiny but Mighty: The Incredible Physics of Bees 

Bee, Flight, Dance, Navigation, Electroreception, Thermoregulation, Defence

Tzu-Yu Hung, Alysha Kutuzyan, Katarina Simanic, Steven Yang

Clinging to Survival: The Physics of Limpets and Barnacles 

Barnacles, Limpets, Shells, Adhesion, Feeding mechanisms, Motility

Laetitia Abdallah, Mohammad Jibran Budullah, Lucas Chan, Ralph El Hajj 

The Mechanics of Worker Ants 

Ants, Biomechanics, Aggregation

Jung Hao Cau, Luciana Chambilla Pastor, Fatima Janneh, Ya Lin

The Mathematical Organisation of Social Wasps 

Nest structure, Population dynamics, Resource optimization, Game theory, Dominance, Reproduction

Eliot Azar, Andrew Habelrih, Malak Zakaria