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(A–E). Diagram showing how the soft-embedded sloped stiff array of protuberances can generate unidirectional particle motion due to opposite movements along a substrate. (F, G). Foreleg of the ant Formica polyctena with a specialized cleaning device at different magnifications in SEM. d, distal direction; ST, setae.
