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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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Autores principales: Endlein, Thomas, Federle, Walter
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2013
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Acceso en línea: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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