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Adhesion and running speed of a tropical arboreal ant (Cephalotes atratus) on wet substrates

In the tropical forest canopy, wingless worker ants must cling to and run along diverse vegetative surfaces with little protection from sun, wind and rain. Ants rely in part on their tiny adhesive tarsal pads to maintain sufficient contact with substrates to prevent falls under these varied conditio...

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Autores principales: Stark, Alyssa Y., Yanoviak, Stephen P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6281928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181540