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• Pattrick, J.G., Symington, H.A., Federle, W. & Glover, B.J. (2023) Bumblebees negotiate a trade-off between nectar quality and floral biomechanics. iScience, 108071.

• Woodman, T.E., Chen, S., Emberts, Z., Wilner, D., Federle, W. & Miller, C.W. (2021) Developmental nutrition affects the structural integrity of a sexually selected weapon. Integr Comp Biol 61, 723-735.

• Labonte, D., Robinson, A., Bauer, U. & Federle, W. (2021) Disentangling the role of surface topography and intrinsic wettability in the prey capture mechanism of Nepenthes pitcher plants. Acta Biomater 119, 225-233.

• Kang, V., White, R.T., Chen, S. & Federle, W. (2021) Extreme suction attachment performance from specialised insects living in mountain streams (Diptera: Blephariceridae). eLife 10, e63250.

• Kang, V., Isermann, H., Sharma S., Wilson, D.I. & Federle, W. (2021) How a sticky fluid facilitates prey retention in a carnivorous pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana). Acta Biomater 128, 357-369.

• Goetzke, H.-H. & Federle, W. (2021) Role of legs and foot adhesion in salticid spiders jumping from smooth surfaces. J Comp Physiol A 207, 165-177.

• Wang, Y., Kang, V., Federle, W., Arzt, E. & Hensel, R. (2020) Switchable underwater adhesion by deformable cupped microstructures. Adv Mater Interfaces 7: 2001269.

• Pattrick, J.G., Symington, H.A., Federle, W. & Glover, B.J. (2020) The mechanics of nectar offloading in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris and implications for optimal concentrations during nectar foraging. J R Soc Interface 17: 20190632.

• Federle, W. & Labonte, D. (2019) Dynamic biological adhesion: mechanisms for controlling attachment during locomotion. Phil Trans R Soc B 374: 20190199.

• Kang, V., Johnston, R., van de Kamp, T., Faragó, T. & Federle, W. (2019) Morphology of powerful suction organs from blepharicerid larvae living in raging torrents. BMC Zoology 4: 10.

• Labonte, D., Struecker, M.-Y., Birn-Jeffery, A. & Federle, W. (2019) Shear-sensitive adhesion enables size-independent adhesive performance in stick insects. Proc R Soc B 286: 20191327.

• Scherzer, S., Federle, W., Al-Rasheid, K.A.S. & Hedrich, R. (2019) Venus flytrap trigger hairs are micronewton mechano-sensors that can detect small insect prey. Nature Plants 5: 670-675.

• Wang, Y., Kang, V., Arzt, E., Federle, W. & Hensel, R. (2019) Strong wet and dry adhesion by cupped microstructures. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11: 26483-26490.

• Féat, A., Federle, W., Kamperman, M., Murray, M., van der Gucht, J. & Taylor, P. (2019) Slippery paints: Eco-friendly coatings that cause ants to slip. Progress in Organic Coatings 135: 331-344.

• Féat, A., Federle, W., Kamperman, M. & van der Gucht, J. (2019) Coatings preventing insect adhesion: An overview. Progress in Organic Coatings 134: 349-359.

• Goetzke HH, Pattrick JG & Federle W (2019) Froghoppers jump from smooth plant surfaces by piercing them with sharp spines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116(8): 3012-3017.

• Pattrick JG, Labonte D & Federle W (2018) Scaling of claw sharpness: mechanical constraints reduce attachment performance in larger insects. J Exp Biol 221(24): jeb.188391.

• Sprenger PP, Burkert LH, Abou B, Federle W & Menzel F (2018) Coping with the climate: cuticular hydrocarbon acclimation of ants under constant and fluctuating conditions. J Exp Biol 221(9): jeb.171488.

• Clemente CJ, Goetzke H, Bullock JMR, Sutton GP, Burrows M & Federle W (2017) Jumping without slipping: leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) possess special tarsal structures for jumping from smooth surfaces. J R Soc Interface 14: 20170022.

• Gernay S, Federle W, Lambert P & Gilet T (2016) Elasto-capillarity in insect fibrillar adhesion. J R Soc Interface 13: 20160371.

• Labonte D & Federle W (2016) Biomechanics of shear-sensitive adhesion in climbing animals: Peeling, pre-tension and sliding-induced changes in interface strength. J R Soc Interface 13: 20160373.

• Labonte D, Clemente CJ, Dittrich A, Kuo C-Y, Crosby AJ, Irschick DJ & Federle W (2016) Extreme positive allometry of animal adhesive pads and the size limits of adhesion-based climbing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113: 1297-1302

• Endlein T & Federle W (2015) On heels and toes: How ants climb with adhesive pads and tarsal friction hair arrays. PLoS ONE 10: e0141269

• Labonte D & Federle W (2015) Rate-dependence of ‘wet’ biological adhesives and the function of the pad secretion in insects. Soft Matter 11: 8661-8673

• Zhou Y, Robinson A, Viney C & Federle W (2015) Effect of shear forces and ageing on the compliance of adhesive pads in adult cockroaches. J Exp Biol 218: 2775-2781

• Paluch E, Nelson C, Biais N, Fabry B, Moeller J, Pruitt B, Wollnik C, Kudryasheva G, Rehfeldt F & Federle W (2015) Mechanotransduction: use the force(s). BMC Biology 13: 47

• Hackmann A, Delacave H, Robinson A, Labonte D & Federle W (2015) Functional morphology and efficiency of the antenna cleaner in Camponotus rufifemur ants. Royal Society Open Science 2: 150129

• Labonte, D. & Federle, W. (2015) Scaling and biomechanics of surface attachment in climbing animals. Phil Trans R Soc B 370: 20140027

• Bauer, U., Federle, W., Seidel, H., Grafe, T.U. & Ioannou, C.C. (2015) How to catch more prey with less effective traps: Explaining the evolution of temporarily inactive traps in carnivorous pitcher plants. Proc R Soc B 282: 20142675

• Akerboom, S., Appel, J., Labonte, D., Federle, W., Sprakel, J. & Kamperman, M. (2015): Enhanced adhesion of bioinspired nanopatterned elastomers via colloidal surface assembly J R Soc Interface, 12(102):20140034

• Zhou, Y., Robinson, A., Steiner, U., Federle, W. (2014): Insect adhesion on rough surfaces: Analysis of adhesive contact of smooth and hairy pads on transparent microstructured substrates. J R Soc Interface, 11(98): 20140499

• Labonte, D., Williams, JA. & Federle, W. (2014): Surface contact and design of fibrillar ‘friction pads’ in stick insects (Carausius morosus): mechanisms for large friction coefficients and negligible adhesion J. R. Soc. Interface 11(94): 20140034

• Rong, Z., Zhou, Y., Chen, B., Robertson, J., Federle, W., Hofmann, S., Steiner, U. & Goldberg-Oppenheimer, P. (2014): Bio-inspired hierarchical polymer fiber-carbon nanotube adhesives Adv Mat, 26(9):1456-61

• Labonte, D. & Federle, W. (2013): Functionally different pads on the same foot allow control of attachment: Stick insects have load-sensitive "heel" pads for friction and shear-sensitive "toe" pads for adhesion PLoS ONE 8(12): e81943

• Endlein, T. & Federle, W. (2013): Rapid preflexes in smooth adhesive pads of insects prevent sudden detachment. Proc. R. Soc. B 280(1757): 20122868

• Endlein, T., Ji, A., Samuel, D., Yao, N., Wang, Z., Barnes, W. J P., Federle, W., Kappl, M. and Dai, Z. (2013): Sticking like sticky tape: Tree frogs use friction forces to enhance attachment on overhanging surfaces. J. R. Soc. Interface 10(80): 20120838

• Whitney, M.H. & Federle, W. (2013): Biomechanics of plant–insect interactions. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 16: 105-111

• Moll, K., Roces, F. & Federle, W. (2013): How load-carrying ants avoid falling over: Mechanical stability during foraging in Atta vollenweideri grass-cutting ants. PLoS ONE 8(1): e52816

• Scharmann, M., Thornham, DG., Grafe, TU. & Federle, W. (2012): A novel type of nutritional ant-plant interaction: ant partners of carnivorous pitcher plants prevent nutrient export by dipteran pitcher infauna. PLoS ONE 8(1): e63556

• Bauer, U., Scharmann, M., Skepper, J. & Federle, W. (2012): ‘Insect aquaplaning’ on a superhydrophilic hairy surface: how Heliamphora nutans Benth. pitcher plants capture prey. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280(1753): 20122569

• Clemente, C. & Federle, W. (2012): Mechanisms of self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth adhesive pads of insects. Bioinspir. Biomim. 7 046001

• Bauer U., Di Giusto B., Skepper J., Grafe T.U., Federle W. (2012): With a flick of the lid: A novel trapping mechanism in Nepenthes gracilis pitcher plants. PLoS ONE 7(6): e38951

• Bohn, H.F., Thornham, D.G. and Federle, W. (2012): Ants swimming in pitcher plants: Kinematics of aquatic and terrestrial locomotion in Camponotus schmitzi . Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 198(6):465-476

• Dirks, J.-H.,Li, M., Kablac, A. and Federle, W. (2012): In vivo dynamics of the internal fibrous structure in smooth adhesive pads of insects. Acta Biomaterialia 8: 2730-2736

• Thornham DG, Smith JM, Grafe TU & Federle W (2012) Setting the trap: cleaning behaviour of Camponotus schmitzi ants increases long-term capture efficiency of their pitcher plant host, Nepenthes bicalcarata. Functional Ecology 26, 11-19

• Moll K, Federle W & Roces F (2012) The energetics of running stability: costs of transport in grass-cutting ants depend on fragment shape. Journal of Experimental Biology 215, 161-168

• Bauer U, Clemente CJ, Renner T & Federle W (2012) Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25, 90-102

• Dirks J-H & Federle W (2011) Fluid-based adhesion in insects - principles and challenges. Soft Matter 7, 11047-11053

• Peattie AM, Dirks J-H, Henriques S & Federle W (2011) Arachnids secrete a fluid over their adhesive pads. PLoS ONE 6, e20485

• Bauer U., Grafe T.U., and Federle W. (2011). Evidence for alternative trapping strategies in two forms of the pitcher plant, Nepenthes rafflesiana. Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 3683-3692

• Dirks, J.-H. and Federle, W. (2011) Mechanisms of fluid production in smooth adhesive pads of insects. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 8: 952-960

• Bullock J.M.R., and Federle W. (2011) Beetle adhesive hairs differ in stiffness and stickiness: In vivo adhesion measurements on individual setae. Naturwissenschaften 98: 381-387.

• Bullock, J. M. R. and Federle, W. (2011) The effect of surface roughness on claw and adhesive hair performance in the dock beetle Gastrophysa viridula. Insect Science 18: 298–304

• Moll, K., Roces, F. and Federle, W. (2010) Foraging grass-cutting ants (Atta vollenweideri) maintain stability by balancing their loads with controlled head movements. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 196: 471-480.

• Clemente C., Beale A., Bullock J., and Federle W. (2010) Evidence for self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth and hairy adhesive systems of insects. Journal of Experimental Biology 213, 635-642.

• Geiselhardt, S.F., Federle, W., Prüm, B., Geiselhardt, S., Lamm, S., and Peschke, K. (2010) Impact of chemical manipulation of tarsal liquids on attachment in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Journal of Insect Physiology, 56, 398-404.

• Dirks, J.-H., Clemente, C. J. and Federle, W. (2010) Insect tricks: two-phasic foot pad secretion prevents slipping. Journal of The Royal Society Interface 7, 587-593.

• Clemente, C. J., Dirks, J.-H., Barbero, D., Steiner, U. and Federle, W. (2009) Friction ridges in cockroach climbing pads: anisotropy of shear stress measured on transparent, microstructured substrates. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 195, 805-814.

• Bauer, U. and Federle, W. (2009) The insect-trapping rim of Nepenthes pitchers: surface structure and function. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4, 1019-1024.

• Bauer, U., Willmes, C. and Federle, W. (2009) Effect of pitcher age on trapping efficiency and natural prey capture in carnivorous Nepenthes rafflesiana plants. Annals of Botany 103, 1219-1226.

• Bullock, J. and Federle, W. (2009) Division of labour and sex differences between fibrillar, tarsal adhesive pads in beetles: effective elastic modulus and attachment performance. Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 1876-1888.

• Whitney, H. M., Federle, W. and Glover, B. J. (2009) Grip and slip: mechanical interactions between insects and the epidermis of flowers and flower stalks. Communicative and Integrative Biology 2, 1-4.

• Scholz, I., Baumgartner, W. and Federle, W. (2008). Micromechanics of smooth adhesive organs in stick insects: pads are mechanically anisotropic and softer towards the adhesive surface. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 194, 373-384.

• Endlein, T. and Federle, W. (2008). Walking on smooth or rough ground: passive control of pretarsal attachment in ants. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 194, 49-60.

• Bullock, J., M., R., Drechsler, P. and Federle, W. (2008). Comparison of smooth and hairy attachment pads in insects: friction, adhesion and mechanisms for direction-dependence. Journal of Experimental Biology 211, 3333-3343.

• Clemente, C. J. and Federle, W. (2008). Pushing versus pulling: division of labour between tarsal attachment pads in cockroaches. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275, 1329-1336.

• Bauer, U., Bohn, H. F. and Federle, W. (2008). Harmless nectar source or deadly trap: Nepenthes pitchers are activated by rain, condensation and nectar. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275, 259-265.

• Bartsch, M. S., Federle, W., Full, R. J. and Kenny, T. W. (2007). A multi-axis force sensor for studying insect biomechanics. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 16, 709-718.

• Federle W, Barnes WJP, Baumgartner W, Drechsler P, Smith JM (2006) Wet but not slippery: boundary friction in tree frog adhesive toe pads. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 3: 689-697.

• Drechsler P, Federle W (2006) Biomechanics of smooth adhesive pads in insects: Influence of tarsal secretion on attachment performance. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 192: 1213-1222.

• Federle, W (2006). Why are so many adhesive pads hairy? Journal of Experimental Biology 209, 2611-2621.

• Federle, W and Bruening, T (2005). Ecology and biomechanics of slippery wax barriers and waxrunning in Macaranga-ant mutualisms. In: Ecology and biomechanics: A mechanical approach to the ecology of animals and plants (ed. A Herrel, T Speck and N Rowe), pp. 163-185. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

• Federle, W and Rheindt, F. (2005). Macaranga ant-plants hide food from intruders: correlation of food presentation and presence of wax barriers analysed using phylogenetically independent contrasts. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84: 177-193.

• Bohn HF, Federle W (2004) Insect aquaplaning: Nepenthes pitcher plants capture prey with the peristome, a fully wettable water-lubricated anisotropic surface. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101: 14138-14143.

• Federle, W, Baumgartner, W and Hölldobler, B (2004). Biomechanics of ant adhesive pads: frictional forces are rate- and temperature-dependent. Journal of Experimental Biology 207, 67-74.

• Federle, W and Endlein, T, (2004). Locomotion and adhesion: dynamic control of adhesive surface contact in ants. Arthropod Structure and Development 33, 67-75.

• Federle, W, Riehle, M, Curtis, ASG and Full, RJ (2002). An integrative study of insect adhesion: mechanics and wet adhesion of pretarsal pads in ants. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42, 1100-1106.

• Federle, W, Maschwitz, U and Hölldobler, B (2002). Pruning of host plant neighbors as defence against enemy ant invasions: Crematogaster ant partners of Macaranga protected by 'wax barriers' prune less than their congeners. Oecologia 132(2), 264-270.

• Moog, U, Fiala, B, Federle, W and Maschwitz, U (2002). Thrips pollination of the dioecious ant-plant Macaranga hullettii (Euphorbiaceae) in Southeast Asia. American Journal of Botany 89, 50-59.

• Federle, W and Full, RJ (2002). Thin liquid films and ant adhesion. American Zoologist 41(6 (December, 2001)), 1441.

• Federle, W, Fiala, B, Zizka, G and Maschwitz, U (2001). Incident daylight as orientation cue for hole-boring ants: prostomata in Macaranga ant-plants. Insectes Sociaux 48(2), 165-177.

• Federle, W, Brainerd, EL, McMahon, TA and Hölldobler, B (2001). Biomechanics of the movable pretarsal adhesive organ in ants and bees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 98(11), 6215-6220.

• Federle, W, Brainerd, EL, McMahon, TA and Hölldobler, B (2000). Die Haftfähigkeit von Ameisen auf glatten Oberflächen. In: Wisser, A. and Nachtigall, W. (Eds), BIONA-Report 14. Akad. Wiss. Lit., Mainz; GTBB, Saarbrücken, pp. 21-23.

• Markstädter, C, Federle, W, Jetter, R, Riederer, M & Hölldobler, B (2000). Chemical composition of the slippery epicuticular wax blooms on Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) ant-plants. Chemoecology 10, 33-40.

• Federle, W, Rohrseitz, K & Hölldobler, B (2000). Attachment forces of ants measured with a centrifuge: better "wax-runners" have a poorer attachment to a smooth surface. Journal of Experimental Biology 203, 505-512.

• Weissflog, A, Moog, J, Federle, W, Werner, M, Rosli, H & Maschwitz, U (1999). Hoya mitrata Kerr (Asclepiadaceae): A new myrmecotrophic epiphyte from Southeast Asia with a unique multileaved domatium. Ecotropica 5, 221-225.

• Federle, W, Leo, A, Moog, J, Azarae, HI & Maschwitz, U (1999). Myrmecophagy undermines ant-plant mutualisms: ant-eating Callosciurus squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae) damage ant-plants in Southeast Asia. Ecotropica 5, 35-43.

• Federle, W, Maschwitz, U & Fiala, B (1998). The two-partner ant-plant system of Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp.1 and Macaranga puncticulata (Euphorbiaceae): Natural history of the exceptional ant partner. Insectes Sociaux 45: 1-16.

• Federle, W, Fiala, B & Maschwitz, U (1998). Camponotus (Colobopsis) (Mayr 1861) and Macaranga (Thouars 1806): a specific two-partner ant-plant system from Malaysia. Tropical Zoology 11, 83-94.

• Federle, W, Maschwitz, U, Fiala, B, Riederer, M & Hölldobler, B. (1997). Slippery ant-plants and skilful climbers: Selection and protection of specific ant partners by epicuticular wax blooms in Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae). Oecologia 112: 217-224.