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Figure 2


Fig. 2. Diagram showing the two restraining conditions for the stick insect tarsus. (A) `Immobilised', the pretarsus is fully restrained using dental cement. (B) `Footloose', the leg is fixed at the tibia, leaving the tarsus free to move.