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Radial arrangement of Janus-like setae permits friction control in spiders

Dynamic attachment is the key to move on steep surfaces, with mechanisms being still not well understood. The hunting spider Cupiennius salei (Arachnida, Ctenidae) possesses hairy attachment pads (claw tufts) at its distal legs, consisting of directional branched setae. The morphological investigati...

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Main Authors: Wolff, Jonas O., Gorb, Stanislav N.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551237/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346358
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01101
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