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Rapid preflexes in smooth adhesive pads of insects prevent sudden detachment

Many insects possess adhesive organs that can produce extreme attachment forces of more than 100 times body weight but they can rapidly release adhesion to allow locomotion. During walking, weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) use only a fraction of their maximally available contact area, even upside...

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Auteurs principaux: Endlein, Thomas, Federle, Walter
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: The Royal Society 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619475/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23446523
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2868
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