The Calamistrum of the Feather-Legged Spider Uloborus plumipes Investigated by Focused Ion Beam and...
The Calamistrum of the Feather-Legged Spider Uloborus plumipes Investigated by Focused Ion Beam and Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB–SEM) Tomography
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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Spiders are natural specialists in fiber processing. In particular, cribellate spiders manifest this ability as they produce a wool of nanofibers to capture prey. During its production they deploy a sophisticated movement of their spinnerets to darn in the fibers as well as a comb-like row of setae, termed calamistrum, on the metatarsus which plays...
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The Calamistrum of the Feather-Legged Spider Uloborus plumipes Investigated by Focused Ion Beam and Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB–SEM) Tomography
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2016540934
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2016540934
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1431-9276
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1435-8115
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10.1017/S1431927618000132
