Shear-sensitive adhesion enables size-independent adhesive performance in stick insects
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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 their proximal euplantulae, while arolia were the only pads in surface contact when hanging upside do...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0962-8452,1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1327