Fly's Adhesive Footpad (IMAGE)

National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

Fly's Adhesive Footpad

Caption

Electron micrograph of the fly foot. The adhesive spatula-shaped setae (light-blue structures) allow the fly to attach itself to objects.

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Hokkaido University of Education

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