Fig. 2. Manipulation of leg length. The right hind leg of a Cataglyphis
fortis worker is shown from the anterior [adapted from
fig. 1 in Wehner
(Wehner, 1983)], and the
manipulations performed in the present study are indicated: stumps II and I,
the removal of the distal part of the leg from the mid tibia, and removal of
the tarsi, respectively; a normal leg; and stilts, the addition of pig
bristles to lengthen the leg.