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. 2015 Nov 11;10(11):e0141269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141269

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Fig 2 — (A) Level walking. Here, the ants stood mainly on their 3^rd and 4^th tarsomeres and held the 5^th tarsomeres away from the substrate (5^th tarsomere angle <0°; see photo). (B) Inverted climbing. Here, the 5^th tarsomere angle of was mostly positive, allowing the adhesive pad (arolium) to make contact (see also photo).