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    Attachment performance of stick insects (Phasmatodea) on convex substrates
    Thies H. Büscher, Martin Becker, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2020 223: jeb226514 doi: 10.1242/jeb.226514 Published 11 September 2020

    Summary: Substrate geometry has a major influence on stick insect attachment. Traction force decreases and pull-off force increases with increasing curvature.

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    Complementary effect of attachment devices in stick insects (Phasmatodea)
    Thies H. Büscher, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb209833 doi: 10.1242/jeb.209833 Published 29 November 2019

    Summary: Quantitative data on the usage of various attachment devices obtained from whole-animal experiments indicate complementary functionality of different tarsal and pretarsal structures in stick insects.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Traction reinforcement in prehensile feet of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones)
    Jonas O. Wolff, Chantal Wiegmann, Christian S. Wirkner, Alexander Koehnsen, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb192187 doi: 10.1242/jeb.192187 Published 1 February 2019

    Summary: Tarsal wrapping in harvestmen permits a secure foothold on smooth cylindrical objects despite the lack of adhesive foot pads.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Holding tight to feathers – structural specializations and attachment properties of the avian ectoparasite Crataerina pallida (Diptera, Hippoboscidae)
    Dennis S. Petersen, Nils Kreuter, Lars Heepe, Sebastian Büsse, Arndt H. J. Wellbrock, Klaudia Witte, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2018 221: jeb179242 doi: 10.1242/jeb.179242 Published 1 July 2018

    Highlighted Article: The avian ectoparasitic fly Crataerina pallida (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) can stay attached to its flying host, the common swift, by using a strongly modified tarsal attachment system, which provides exceptionally high attachment forces on various surfaces.

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    Attachment of Galerucella nymphaeae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) to surfaces with different surface energy
    Constanze Grohmann, Andreas Blankenstein, Sven Koops, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2014 217: 4213-4220; doi: 10.1242/jeb.108902
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    The whole is more than the sum of all its parts: collective effect of spider attachment organs
    Ellen Wohlfart, Jonas O. Wolff, Eduard Arzt, Stanislav N. Gorb
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2014 217: 222-224; doi: 10.1242/jeb.093468
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    Gecko toe and lamellar shear adhesion on macroscopic, engineered rough surfaces
    Andrew G. Gillies, Amy Henry, Hauwen Lin, Angela Ren, Kevin Shiuan, Ronald S. Fearing, Robert J. Full
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2014 217: 283-289; doi: 10.1242/jeb.092015
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    Self-cleaning in tree frog toe pads; a mechanism for recovering from contamination without the need for grooming
    Niall Crawford, Thomas Endlein, W. Jon P. Barnes
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2012 215: 3965-3972; doi: 10.1242/jeb.073809

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