摘要
Pitchers plants of Nepenthes specie growing in infertile habitats have developed highly specialized apparatus for trapping and digesting arthropods to obtain sufficient growing nutrients.Nepenthes pitchers are generally recognized by several distinguishably morphological zones,and different districts exhibit distinct functions in prey capturing,combined effect of the several zones results in great trapping efficiency.This prey ability of Nepenthes pitchers potentially inspires an idea for biomimetic development of slippery trapping plate used in controlling agricultural pests,especially plague locust.In this paper,we reviewed the recent researches of Nepenthes pitchers,including surface structures,physical properties,and antiattachment functions.Apart from this,combined with our latest studies on mechanical controlling plague locust,the potential application of Nepenthes pitchers as establishing biomimetic models utilized in creating trapping plate was addressed,and several corresponding aspects requiring to be paid attention to in near future were also highlighted.
Pitchers plants of Nepenthes specie growing in infertile habitats have developed highly specialized apparatus for trapping and digesting arthropods to obtain suf- ficient growing nutrients. Nepenthes pitchers are generally recognized by several distinguishably morphological zones, and different districts exhibit distinct functions in prey capturing, combined effect of the several zones results in great trapping efficiency. This prey ability of Nepenthes pitchers potentially inspires an idea for biomimetic development of slippery trapping plate used in controlling agricultural pests, especially plague locust. In this paper, we reviewed the recent researches of Nepenthes pitchers, including surface structures, physical properties, and antiattachment functions. Apart from this, combined with our latest studies on mechanical controlling plague locust, the potential application of Nepenthes pitchers as establishing biomimetic models utilized in creating trapping plate was addressed, and several corresponding aspects requiring to be paid attention to in near future were also highlighted.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51205107)
the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (E2014208056)
the Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology (SKLTKF13B05)
the Scientific Research Fund for Doctors of Hebei University of Science and Technology (QD201238)
关键词
机械控制
表面结构
猪笼草
物理性质
蝗虫
应用
鼠疫
附着
Slippery zone
Surface structures
Anti-attachment function
Trapping plate
Locust phototactic behaviors
