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41. Foot adaptations climb rough and smooth surfaces: insects
"Researchers Bert Holldobler and Walter Federle have studied how insects can adhere to both rough and smooth surfaces. They discovered that when an insect walks, two claws at the front of each foot grip the surface and then begin to retract. If th...
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42. Web glue is strong adhesive: golden orb weaving spider
"The various silks that make up the web of the orb web spiders have been studied extensively. However, success in prey capture depends as much on the web glue as on the fibers. Spider silk glue, which is considered one of the strongest and m...
43. Feet prevent slipping: insects
"Many insects cling to vertical and inverted surfaces with pads that adhere by nanometre-thin films of liquid secretion. This fluid is an emulsion, consisting of watery droplets in an oily continuous phase. The detailed function of its two-phas...
44. Flavobacterium is fastest gliding bacterium.
“Early studies on gliding motility focused on Cytophaga spp., since these cells are among the fastest of gliding bacteria, moving at speeds of up to 2 mm/s on a glass surface…From these observations, a model of gliding for Cytophaga strain U67...
45. Organ on a chip
Researchers at the Wyss Institute have developed a system for replicating complex, 3-dimensional tissues in the human body using circuitry combined with living cells. These proxy-organs will facilitate rapid, sophisticated testing without the need...
46. Toe pads adhere and clean themselves: White's tree frog
"White’s tree frogs have tiny hexagonal patterns on their feet, which allow some parts of the pad to remain in contact with the surface and create friction, whilst the channels between allow the mucus to spread throughout the pad. This...
47. Central holdfast attaches to rock: rock tripe lichen
"The umbilicus is of vital importance for the Umbilicaria species, since it fastens the thallus to the rock." (Gauslaa 1984:20)
48. A parasitic flatworm infesting birds uses two rows of rostellar hooks to adhere to the intestinal lining.
The double circles of rostellar hooks, spiny cirrus, and scolex describe the attachment organ of the genus Malika, a parasitic flatworm of birds.
49. Adhesive works under water: an aquatic bacterium
"'It's three to four times stronger than superglue,' says Indiana University bacteriologist Yves Brun. Its strong enough, he adds, that a quarter-size patch could conceivably suspend a 5-ton elephant. In quantitative terms, the sticking power of t...
50. Glue protects from insect bites: burrowing frog
"When provoked, Notaden bennetti frogs secrete an exudate which rapidly forms a tacky elastic solid ('frog glue'). This protein-based material acts as a promiscuous pressure-sensitive adhesive that functions even in wet conditions. We conducted ma...
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