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Arachnids Secrete a Fluid over Their Adhesive Pads
BACKGROUND: Many arachnids possess adhesive pads on their feet that help them climb smooth surfaces and capture prey. Spider and gecko adhesives have converged on a branched, hairy structure, which theoretically allows them to adhere solely by dry (solid-solid) intermolecular interactions. Indeed, t...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3102731/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21637774 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020485 |