The Evolution of Tarsal Adhesive Microstructures in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)

Insects have developed specialized structures on their feet for adhering to surfaces, with stick and leaf insects or Phasmatodea exhibiting an unexpectedly high diversity of these structures. In Phasmatodea, attachment on different substrates is achieved by two types of pads on the legs: the euplant...

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Main Authors: Thies H. Büscher, Thomas R. Buckley, Constanze Grohmann, Stanislav N. Gorb, Sven Bradler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00069/full