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Fig. 5. Simple 'wet adhesion' model of insect adhesive contact. (A) Liquid film of constant height between the pad and the surface forming a meniscus. (B) When the pad slides (arrow), the meniscus is deformed, resulting in different contact angles {alpha}1 and {alpha}2 at the leading and trailing edges of the pad.





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