Chapter 1 Cuticle as Functional Interface in Insect Infrared Receptors

Chapter 2 Arthropod Corneal Nanocoatings: Diversity, Mechanisms, and Functions

Chapter 3 Photonics in Nature: From Order to Disorder

Chapter 4 Moisture-Harvesting Reptiles: A Review

Chapter 5 The Velamen Radicum of Orchids: A Special Porous Structure for Water Absorption and Gas Exchange

Chapter 6 Sucking the Oil: Adsorption Ability of Three-Dimensional Epicuticular Wax Coverages in Plants As a Possible Mechanism Reducing Insect Wet Adhesion

Chapter 8 Visualization of the Number of Tarsal Adhesive Setae Used During Normal and Ceiling Walk in a Ladybird Beetle: A Case Study

Chapter 9 Comparative Study of Tongue Surface Microstructure and Its Possible Functional Significance in Frogs

Chapter 10 Mucus Matters: The Slippery and Complex Surfaces of Fish

Chapter 11 Surface-Contacts During Mating in Beetles: Stiffness Gradient of the Beetle Penis Facilitates Propulsion in the Spiraled Female Spermathecal Duct