Figure 8
(a) The buffered structure of a desert lizard (Laudakin stoliczkana): (i) desert lizard (Provided by He Huang), (ii) a microscopic image of the scales of desert lizard [24], (iii) a section image of a single scale of desert lizard [24]; (b) Scales and dynamics of the sandfish (Scincus scincus): (i) sandfish [25], (ii) scales of the sandfish [26], (iii) X-ray image of the sandfish when moving on the surface [25], (iv) X-ray image of the sandfish when moving subsurface but its limbs are not buried in sand [25], (v) X-ray image of the sandfish when moving subsurface and all its body is buried in sand [25]; (c) A schematic diagram of the buffered structure: (i) an impact particle does not contact with the surface of the multilayer material, (ii) an impact particle collides with the multilayer material, (iii) an impact particle leaves the surface of the multilayer material, H is the thickness of the soft layer, and H1 is greater than H2