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Functionally Different Pads on the Same Foot Allow Control of Attachment: Stick Insects Have Load-Sensitive “Heel” Pads for Friction and Shear-Sensitive “Toe” Pads for Adhesion
Stick insects (Carausius morosus) have two distinct types of attachment pad per leg, tarsal “heel” pads (euplantulae) and a pre-tarsal “toe” pad (arolium). Here we show that these two pad types are specialised for fundamentally different functions. When standing upright, stick insects rested on thei...
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Acceso en liña: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859514/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349156 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081943 |
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