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. (2013)

First Author: Labonte D
Attributed to:  Adhesive mechanisms and dynamic performance in smooth adhesive pads of insects funded by BBSRC

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Bibliographic Information

Digital Object Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081943

PubMed Identifier: 24349156

Publication URI: http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/24349156

Type: Journal Article/Review

Volume: 8

Parent Publication: PloS one

Issue: 12

ISSN: 1932-6203