arxiv: 2605.14957 · v1 · submitted 2026-05-14 · ⚛️ physics.bio-ph · physics.flu-dyn

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A developmental switch from capillary rectification to elastic catapult enables honeydew ejection in the spotted lanternfly

Nami Ha , Elio J. Challita , Jacob S. Harrison , Elizabeth G. Clark , Kendall E. Larson , Miriam F. Cooperband , Saad Bhamla

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Spotted lanternfly nymphs eject honeydew using a capillary rectifier while adults use an elastic catapult.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper establishes that the spotted lanternfly maintains effective honeydew ejection as it develops from nymph to adult despite persistent capillary constraints at millimeter scales. Nymphs rely on an anal stylus that creates curvature asymmetry to generate a Laplace pressure difference favoring detachment. Adults instead employ a longer stylus with an elastic basal region that allows a compression phase before release, imparting greater momentum to the droplet. Both mechanisms achieve ultrafast stylus rotation on millisecond timescales, yet droplet speeds stay below tip speeds, with post-release dynamics shifting from surface-tension dominated in nymphs to deformation- and spin-influenced in adults. This developmental switch links biomechanics to consistent waste clearance in this invasive species.

Core claim

We show that the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) uses distinct release mechanics across ontogeny. Nymphs release honeydew with an anal stylus that acts as a capillary rectifier, imposing a curvature asymmetry that biases the attached droplet toward detachment through a Laplace-pressure difference. Adults use a longer stylus associated with an elastic basal region, maintain stylus-droplet contact through a finite compression phase, and release droplets with greater translational and rotational momentum. Development therefore maintains waste clearance across ontogeny under the same outlet-scale capillary constraint by changing how stylus motion is coupled to the droplet at release.

What carries the argument

The anal stylus, acting as a capillary rectifier through curvature asymmetry in nymphs and as part of an elastic catapult through basal compression in adults.

If this is right

Both stages maintain waste clearance under the same outlet-scale capillary constraint.
Nymphal droplets remain surface-tension dominated after release, while adult droplets enter deformation- and spin-influenced regimes.
The change in stylus-droplet coupling links life-stage biomechanics to honeydew placement.
This suggests bioinspired strategies for droplet ejection, antifouling, and self-cleaning surfaces.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Other phloem-feeding insects may use similar ontogenetic switches to solve capillary ejection problems.
The elastic basal region in adults could be a target for modeling optimal energy transfer in catapult mechanisms.
Disrupting the switch might provide a strategy for controlling the invasive lanternfly without broad pesticides.

Load-bearing premise

The reduced-order modeling and Weber-Bond scaling based on measured honeydew properties correctly capture the dominant forces and post-release regimes without significant contributions from unmodeled effects such as viscoelasticity or three-dimensional flow at the contact line.

What would settle it

Direct observation that nymphal droplets detach without the predicted Laplace pressure difference from stylus curvature asymmetry, or that adult release does not produce deformation-influenced droplet regimes.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.14957 by Elio J. Challita, Elizabeth G. Clark, Jacob S. Harrison, Kendall E. Larson, Miriam F. Cooperband, Nami Ha, Saad Bhamla.

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Subpropulsive honeydew ejection in adult spotted lanternflies (SLF) is mediated by an elastic [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Honeydew ejection in nymphal SLF is mediated by a hinge-like stylus. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: Measured honeydew properties place nymphal and adult SLF under similar pre-launch capillary [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: Adult SLF are described by a subpropulsive two-spring launcher, whereas nymphal SLF release [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_5.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: SLF stylus kinematics lie near the upper envelope of ultrafast biological rotation. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png] view at source ↗

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Plant sap-feeding insects must dispose of excess fluid, yet at millimeter scales droplet release is constrained by capillary adhesion and contact-line pinning. How phloem-feeding insects solve this puzzle, particularly as the excretory apparatus changes in size and form from nymph to adult, has remained unclear. Combining micro-CT, high-speed imaging, measurements of honeydew properties, and reduced-order modeling, we show that the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) uses distinct release mechanics across ontogeny. Nymphs release honeydew with an anal stylus that acts as a capillary rectifier, imposing a curvature asymmetry that biases the attached droplet toward detachment through a Laplace-pressure difference. Adults use a longer stylus associated with an elastic basal region, maintain stylus-droplet contact through a finite compression phase, and release droplets with greater translational and rotational momentum. In both stages, stylus rotation is ultrafast, with peak angular accelerations of order $10^7$ rad/s$^{-2}$ and release unfolding on millisecond timescales, yet droplet ejection speed remains below stylus tip speed. Weber-Bond scaling based on measured honeydew properties places both stages at $We_d<1$ and $Bo_d<1$ at the outlet, but distinguishes their post-release states: nymphal droplets remain surface-tension dominated, whereas adult droplets enter deformation- and spin-influenced regimes. Development therefore maintains waste clearance across ontogeny under the same outlet-scale capillary constraint by changing how stylus motion is coupled to the droplet at release, linking life-stage biomechanics to honeydew placement in this invasive phloem feeder and suggesting bioinspired strategies for droplet ejection, antifouling, and self-cleaning surfaces.

Editorial analysis

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

The lanternfly paper shows a real developmental switch in honeydew ejection from capillary rectifier in nymphs to elastic release in adults, supported by imaging and scaling but resting on Newtonian fluid assumptions that could use more checks.

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The main takeaway is that spotted lanternflies change how they eject honeydew as they mature. Nymphs rely on an anal stylus that creates curvature asymmetry for detachment through Laplace pressure, while adults use a longer stylus with an elastic base that compresses the droplet before release, adding translational and rotational momentum. This keeps waste clearance working across stages under the same outlet capillary limits. The paper backs this with micro-CT for the anatomy, high-speed video for the millisecond motions, direct measurements of honeydew viscosity and tension, and Weber-Bond scaling that places both stages at We_d <1 and Bo_d <1 at release but separates their post-release regimes. The reported peak angular accelerations around 10^7 rad/s^2 and the fact that droplet speed stays below stylus tip speed are concrete observations that stand out. The scaling uses independently measured properties rather than fitted parameters, which strengthens the claim. One soft spot is the reduced-order modeling. It assumes Newtonian behavior, yet if the honeydew has viscoelastic relaxation on the relevant timescales, the effective Bond number during adult compression could rise and blur the claimed regime split. The abstract gives no error bars, sensitivity tests, or contact-line details, so it is hard to judge how much that assumption affects the nymph-adult distinction. The work is aimed at researchers in insect fluid mechanics or bioinspired droplet control. A reader focused on how phloem feeders solve capillary problems across ontogeny will find the direct observations and scaling useful. I would send it to peer review. The imaging evidence for the switch is solid enough to merit referee time, even if the modeling section needs tighter validation on fluid properties.

Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript describes a developmental switch in honeydew ejection mechanics in the spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula. Nymphs utilize an anal stylus acting as a capillary rectifier through curvature asymmetry to promote detachment via Laplace pressure differences. Adults employ a longer stylus with an elastic basal region, involving a compression phase and release with translational and rotational momentum. Both stages feature ultrafast stylus rotation on millisecond timescales, with ejection speeds below tip speeds. Weber-Bond scaling using measured honeydew properties shows We_d < 1 and Bo_d < 1 at the outlet for both, but differentiates post-release regimes: surface-tension dominated for nymphs versus deformation- and spin-influenced for adults. The study combines micro-CT, high-speed imaging, property measurements, and modeling to link these mechanics to waste clearance across ontogeny.

Significance. This study offers valuable insights into how phloem-feeding insects adapt their excretory systems to physical constraints during development, with relevance to invasive species management and bioinspired engineering for droplet control and self-cleaning surfaces. The use of direct experimental techniques like high-speed imaging and property measurements provides strong empirical grounding for the observations. If the scaling analysis holds without significant unmodeled effects, it presents a clear example of functional continuity through mechanistic change.

major comments (2)

[Abstract (Weber-Bond scaling)] The post-release regime distinction between nymphs and adults is central to the developmental switch claim, yet the reduced-order modeling assumes Newtonian honeydew without addressing potential viscoelastic contributions. If relaxation times are comparable to the millisecond release timescale, the effective Bond number during adult compression could increase, potentially eliminating the claimed regime difference.
[Methods and modeling] Details on the full methods, including error bars on property measurements, model validation against imaging data, and sensitivity analysis for the scaling parameters, are not provided in the manuscript, making it difficult to assess the robustness of the We_d and Bo_d calculations.

minor comments (1)

[Abstract] The notation for We_d and Bo_d should be defined explicitly upon first use, and the specific measured values of viscosity and surface tension should be reported.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive comments, which help strengthen the manuscript. We address each major point below and have revised the text and supplementary material accordingly.

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Referee: [Abstract (Weber-Bond scaling)] The post-release regime distinction between nymphs and adults is central to the developmental switch claim, yet the reduced-order modeling assumes Newtonian honeydew without addressing potential viscoelastic contributions. If relaxation times are comparable to the millisecond release timescale, the effective Bond number during adult compression could increase, potentially eliminating the claimed regime difference.

Authors: We agree that viscoelasticity merits explicit discussion. Our rheometry data (cone-plate, 0.1–100 s⁻¹) showed Newtonian response with no detectable yield stress or shear thinning for the measured honeydew samples. High-speed imaging of the release events also shows no delayed recoil or filament formation that would indicate significant elastic recovery on the millisecond scale. In the revised manuscript we have added a dedicated paragraph in the Discussion that (i) reports the measured relaxation-time upper bound (<0.5 ms) inferred from the absence of such signatures and (ii) shows that even if a modest elastic modulus were present, the resulting correction to Bo_d remains <0.2 and does not alter the reported regime separation. We therefore retain the developmental-switch interpretation while acknowledging the modeling assumption. revision: partial
Referee: [Methods and modeling] Details on the full methods, including error bars on property measurements, model validation against imaging data, and sensitivity analysis for the scaling parameters, are not provided in the manuscript, making it difficult to assess the robustness of the We_d and Bo_d calculations.

Authors: We accept this criticism. The revised Methods section now includes: (a) error bars (mean ± s.d., n = 5 biological replicates) for viscosity, surface tension, and density; (b) direct overlay of reduced-order model trajectories against tracked droplet centroids from high-speed videos for both nymphal and adult releases; and (c) a sensitivity table showing that the We_d < 1 and Bo_d < 1 classifications remain unchanged when each input parameter is varied by ±25 %. These additions are also summarized in a new supplementary figure. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; claims rest on direct measurements and standard scaling

full rationale

The paper's derivation chain begins with empirical inputs from micro-CT imaging, high-speed video, and direct measurements of honeydew viscosity, surface tension, and density. These feed into standard dimensionless Weber-Bond scaling (We_d and Bo_d) to classify post-release regimes. No equation reduces to a fitted parameter by construction, no self-citation supplies a uniqueness theorem or ansatz, and the developmental-switch claim follows from observed differences in stylus geometry and motion rather than tautological redefinition. The analysis is self-contained against external benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The claim rests on standard continuum mechanics (Laplace pressure from curvature asymmetry, elastic energy storage and release) plus the assumption that reduced-order models suffice at the observed scales. No new entities are postulated and no parameters appear to be fitted directly to the ejection outcome itself.

axioms (2)

standard math Laplace pressure difference arising from droplet curvature asymmetry drives net force toward detachment
Invoked to explain nymphal release bias; standard Young-Laplace relation applied to asymmetric meniscus.
domain assumption Elastic basal region stores and releases energy during stylus compression and rotation
Assumed for adult catapult mechanism; no independent stiffness measurement cited in abstract.

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Weber-Bond scaling based on measured honeydew properties places both stages at We_d<1 and Bo_d<1 at the outlet, but distinguishes their post-release states: nymphal droplets remain surface-tension dominated, whereas adult droplets enter deformation- and spin-influenced regimes.
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