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Arthropod adhesion
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Arthropods, including insects and spiders, make use of smooth adhesive pads as well as hairy pads for climbing and locomotion along non-horizontal surfaces. Both types of pads in insects make use of l
Electron micrograph of housefly pulvilli, the finely hairy pads on their feet that enable them to stick to walls and ceilings
Electron micrograph of housefly pulvilli, the finely hairy pads on their feet that enable them to stick to walls and ceilings
Seta
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In biology, setae are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Arthropod adhesion
…arthropods act to maximize the amount of contact with a surface. The foot pads of flies are densely covered with flexible hair-like structures called setae, and some lizards and spiders use similar hairy pads to create adhesive effects. This indicates a favourable design for hairy pad adhesion. Hairy pads…
Setae on the foreleg of a mayfly
Setae on the foreleg of a mayfly
Close-up of the underside of a gecko's foot as it walks on vertical glass
Close-up of the underside of a gecko's foot as it walks on vertical glass
Common house geckos mating on a vertical glass window and showing lamellae under the feet
Common house geckos mating on a vertical glass window and showing lamellae under the feet
Pointed setae protruding into the fertile surface tubes of the bracket fungus Fuscoporia gilva
Pointed setae protruding into the fertile surface tubes of the bracket fungus Fuscoporia gilva