Soiled adhesive pads shear clean by slipping: a robust self-cleaning mechanism in climbing beetles
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0134
Abstract: Animals using adhesive pads to climb smooth surfaces face the problem of keeping their pads clean and functional. Here, a self-cleaning mechanism is proposed whereby soiled feet would slip on the surface due to a… read more here.
Keywords: self cleaning; adhesive pads; cleaning mechanism; climbing beetles ... See more keywords
Functional morphology of tarsal adhesive pads and attachment ability in ticks Ixodes ricinus (Arachnida, Acari, Ixodidae)
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.152942
Abstract: ABSTRACT The presence of well-developed, elastic claws on ticks and widely pilose hosts led us to hypothesise that ticks are mostly adapted to attachment and locomotion on rough, strongly corrugated and hairy, felt-like substrates. However,… read more here.
Keywords: elastic claws; ixodes ricinus; morphology tarsal; adhesive pads ... See more keywords