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Figure 9


Fig. 9. G. viridula, changes in adhesive contact area during proximal and distal slides. (A) Full contact during a proximal slide. (B–E) The following distal slide. Note that many individual tips have significantly decreased in contact during the movement. Contact visualised by epi-illumination. Scale bar=100 µm; arrow shows distal direction.