JEB -- Dai et al. 205 (16): 2479 Figure IG3

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Fig. 3. Claws of Pachnoda marginata. (A-C) Claw positions of the foreleg (A), midleg (B) and hindleg (C) during walking on a rough surface. Black arrows indicate direction of leg movements. (D) SEM image of the claw tip. (E,F) SEM images of the claw fractured in the cross plane. The line of the arrow shows the symmetry axis of the claw and points to the dorsal direction. cl, claw lumen; endo, endocuticle; exo, exocuticle; r, radius of the tip hemisphere.