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Analytical model of the selective cutting mechanism used by ovipositors of sawflies
Martí Verdaguer Mallorquí, Julian F. V. Vincent, Andrew Liston…·Marc P. Y. Desmulliez
The paper develops an analytical model of the selective cutting mechanism in sawfly ovipositors, showing how blade geometry and substrate properties determine cutting behavior.