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Fig. 1. Diagrammatic representations of the two models proposed for tube foot adhesion to rough surfaces. (A) The tube foot disc remains flat and the adhesive substances are secreted to fill the gaps between surface irregularities or (B) the disc deforms to match the substratum profile and the adhesive is released as an evenly thin film.