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)
Attributed to:
Adhesion on rough surfaces and mechanisms of self-cleaning in insect attachment pads
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BBSRC
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Bibliographic Information
Digital Object Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.68261
Publication URI: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/321139
Type: Journal Article/Review