For an insect to be able to efficiently attach to surfaces, the adhesive pads on the distal parts of its legs must establish large contact areas. In case of hairy adhesive pads this requires ...

本文推荐：该研究通过改进六臂嗅觉仪（six-armed olfactometer）结合扫描电镜（SEM）技术，首次揭示了两种同域分布白蛴螬（Scarabaeoidea幼虫）的食性差异与形态适应性特征。研究发现植食性蛴螬（如蒙古异丽金龟Anomala mongolica）具有发达的触角感器（sensilla）、切割型上颚（mandibles）及掘足（fossorial setae ...

"A lot was already known about how setae work mechanically," said NIST physicist and co-author Cherno Jaye. "Now we have a better understanding of how they work in terms of their molecular structure." ...

The setae involved in the gill-cleaning mechanism of six species of Japanese sentinel crabs are described. The setae are classified as belonging to five types: anchor, serrate, simple, ...

The movements of the basis of maxilla 2 in Palaemon adspersus were examined using macro-video recordings, and the morphology of its setae was examined using both scanning and transmission electron ...

Water between the setae and the surface impairs the setae from making the necessary close contact with the surface, Irschick says. (See " Watery Gecko Grip Could Lead to Stickier Tape.") ...

Dragging the setae across two surfaces (one that repelled water and another that attracted water) at different velocities and in environments ranging from 10% to 80% humidity, the team tested ...

The sticky setae evolved from tiny hair-like growths called spinules, which cover the body of all geckos and are thought to help them shed their skin.

Spiderman's setae, chemical coating, and van der Waals forces work together to enable him to stick to walls and ceilings, representing the science behind his wall-crawling abilities (Image via ...

Arrays of gecko setae do not stick to each other. Research on this topic is ongoing, so I can only provide a hypothesis for the mechanism underlying this "anti-self" property.

Now, researchers in China have uncovered the first direct evidence: Approximately 436-million-year-old brachiopods from the early Silurian period used tiny, bristle-like structures called setae to ...