The insect unguitractor plate in action: Force transmission and the micro CT visualizations of inner structures

[Display omitted] •Pulling force applied to the tendon and forces elicited by the claws were recorded.•After entanglement with the substrate, the claws were not immediately released.•The delay in the claw return is due to the microstructure-based frictional mechanism.•Physical contact between the un...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of insect physiology 2019-08, Vol.117, p.103908-103908, Article 103908
Hauptverfasser:	Gorb, Stanislav N., Pullwitt, Tom, Kleinteich, Thomas, Busshardt, Philipp
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Arhtropoda Attachment Biomechanics Coleoptera - physiology Coleoptera - ultrastructure Extremities Female Leg Locomotion Male Tarsus Tendons - ultrastructure X-Ray Microtomography
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