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posted on 2017-05-16, 09:11 authored by Raya A. Bott, Werner Baumgartner, Peter Bräunig, Florian Menzel, Anna-Christin Joel

Fluid matrix consisting of cuticular waxes propagates from the prey (here: elytra of C. maculatus) through the cribellate capture thread (here: U. plumipes). Sped up 8 times

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dry adhesive capillary force cuticle nanofibres glue evolution

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