Adhesion and Running Speed of a Tropical Arboreal Ant (Cephalotes atratus) on Rough, Narrow, and Inclined Substrates.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaa078
Abstract: Arboreal ants must navigate variably sized and inclined linear structures across a range of substrate roughness when foraging tens of meters above the ground. To achieve this, arboreal ants use specialized adhesive pads and claws… read more here.
Keywords: running speed; speed; arboreal ant; performance ... See more keywords