This is an electron microscopy picture of a section through the flagellum of a Drosophila melanogaster sperm cell. The base of the flagellum is on the left, and the falgellum's skeleton extends ...

To learn more about the properties of the insect's penis, also known as its flagellum, Japanese scientists devised a “three-point bending test” to test strength along its length. The base of the ...

In this constantly transforming perspective, flagellum-beating patterns are decoupled from both the 3D translation and spin of the head, which provides the opportunity to truly investigate the 3D ...